La Morada Quotes

Absence diminishes minor passions and inflames great ones, as the wind douses a candle and fans a fire. La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680 OBSERVANCE ~ Robert Greene

Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

An awareness of illness doesn't mean you're well, ~ Anders De La Motte

Letter 33 [To a discalced Carmelite nun in Segovia[63] Ubeda, October-November 1591] ... Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love. God so acts with us, for he loves us that we might love by means of the very love he bears toward us. [63] This person's identify is unknown. ~ San Juan De La Cruz

A lovely countenance is the fairest of all sights, and the sweetest harmony is the sound of the voice of her whom we love. ~ Jean De La Bruyere

When I was in school, I was very much into just sports, mostly basketball, and didn't really see myself as much of a student. But once I got into college, I figured I wasn't going to be play beyond college. I started to think what was I going to do, since I wouldn't be able to make a living with basketball. There were a couple of things I liked to do. I wrote poetry, spoken word mostly. ~ Matt De La Pena

However we distrust the sincerity of those whom we talk with, we always believe them more sincere with us than with others. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

She smashes her knuckles into winter
As autumn's wind fades into black
She is the saint of all the sinners,
the one whose fallen through the cracks ...
(iViva la Gloria!) ~ Green Day

Women in love sooner forgive great indiscretions than small infidelities. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

It is true that in France, women put on less things. If they have a necklace, they don't put on earrings; if they have nail polish, they don't put on all their rings and all their bracelets. ~ Ines De La Fressange

It's difficult to be honorable at your worst moment and to forgive those who do you wrong, to have to battle what comes naturally to you. But that's what it takes to be a monster living among mortals. ~ Melissa De La Cruz

When indeed you positively press your face, so to speak, against the crystalline window of your eyes, your mind is apt to become a perfect vacuum.
("Out Of The Deep") ~ Walter De La Mare

There are few occasions when we should make a bad bargain by giving up the good on condition that no ill was said of us. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Banter is often a proof of want of intelligence. ~ Jean De La Bruyere

Today, there is no fashion, really. There are just ... choices. Women dress today to reveal their personalities. They used to reveal the designer's personality. Until the 70s, women listened to designers. Now women want to do it their own way. There are no boundaries. And without boundaries, there is no fashion. ~ Oscar De La Renta

For me, a muse is someone who looks glamorous but is quite passive, whereas I was very hard-working. I worked from 9am to sometimes 9pm, or even 2am. I certainly wasn't passive ~ Loulou De La Falaise

There are no accidents so unlucky but the prudent may draw some advantage from them. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

I haven't paid for anything since I became famous. ~ Melissa De La Cruz

So what I'm trying to say is from a musical aspect for anybody to say that whatever they're doing in Florida is not Hip Hop or whatever they're doing in LA is not Hip Hop, who are these people to say that? ~ Grandmaster Flash

We should earnestly desire but few things if we clearly knew what we desired. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Everyone agrees that a secret should be kept intact, but everyone does not agree as to the nature and importance of secrecy. Too often we consult ourselves as to what we should say, what we should leave unsaid. There are few permanent secrets, and the scruple against revealing them will not last forever. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We're the villains you root for in the story. ~ Melissa De La Cruz

Seulement la terre qui obéit,
sait bien qu'elle tourne en rond,
tandis que nous vers l'infini
nous précipitons.

Translation:
But the obedient Earth well knows
that she moves round and round,
whereas we hurtle down
toward infinity. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

I feel that when people hire me they know it's going to be a collaboration and that they hire me for what I give on all sorts of levels, from my movement to the emotion I bring to the project, the passion, all of it. ~ Paz De La Huerta

The happiness and unhappiness of men depends as much on their ethics as on fortune. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Yes, she had seen Alex's temper flare over his disappointment with a lack of his own regiment to command, but she saw that as merely the fighting spirit of an ambitious and confident leader. Yet, wasn't that what appealed most to her about him? A spirit and impetuousness that could match her own and challenge her to be better herself in this new democracy? A man who could honor her own values? ~ Melissa De La Cruz

I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right. ~ Oscar De La Renta

I have a terrible weakness for collecting snatches of other people's conversations, and occasionally I'm rewarded with unusual fragments of knowledge. My favorite of the day came from a large but shapely woman sitting nearby whom I learned was the owner of a local lingerie shop. 'Beh oui,' she said to her companion, waving her spoon for emphasis, 'il faut du temps pour la corsetterie.' You can't argue with that. I made a mental note not to rush things next time I was shopping for a corset, and leaned back to allow the waiter through with the next course. ~ Peter Mayle

You have a character who is wearing a scarf on her head on a billboard in LA, New York, Sydney and Melbourne. That's how I would face barriers being thrown at me. ~ Lilly Singh

Overall when you work in fashion, you're always in a rush. You're always a little late, always in a hurry. Every single moment's important, so you never have enough time to do what you want to do. It's ridiculous. ~ Ines De La Fressange

The shock of orgasm pulls you under the wave you never saw coming. It wrestles you to the point of exhaustion and allows you to breathe only when you've died la petite mort. When you've given all and received everything in return. ~ Megan Mitcham

136. - There are some who never would have loved if they never had heard it spoken of. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

No path of flowers leads to glory. ~ Jean De La Fontaine

You don't need an introduction to succeed in life. You need to have good work. Work hard. Believe in yourself ~ Oscar De La Renta

It is more shameful to distrust one's friends than to be deceived by them ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

A surprising number of teens I meet in rougher schools around the country find refuge in novels and creative writing. It's not always the usual suspects either, the high achievers. ~ Matt De La Pena

Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

New York was nothing like LA . . . nothing! Flip-flops and shorts ruled on the West Coast. In New York, few in the professional world would be caught in flipping shoes and shorts, which were reserved for weekends and days at the Shore. If there was one rule Dakota's mother taught her in life it was if you don't know what you're doing or have no idea how you managed to get where you are . . . fake it. Dakota lived by that on her first trip to The Big Apple . . . and now she had it down. ~ Catherine Bybee

There was a species of middle pretty who smiled at everything: happy smile, disappointed smile, you're-in-trouble smile. ~ Scott Westerfeld

Self-love, as it happens to be well or ill conducted, constitutes virtue and vice. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld