Francois de La Rochefoucauld Similes. Frank J. Wilstach, comp. 1916. A Dictionary of Similes

Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

François de La Rochefoucauld


Our actions are like the termination of verses, which we rhyme as we please.	1
Difficulties, like thieves, often disappear at a glance.	2
Gratitude is like the good faith of traders, it maintains commerce; and we often pay, not because it is just to discharge our debts, but that we may more readily find people to trust us.	3
True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen.	4
The virtues are lost in interest, as rivers are lost in the sea.	5