Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.

Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases ent

Summary

This quote suggests that jealousy thrives on uncertainty and mistrust. As long as there are doubts in a relationship or situation, jealousy consumes us, leading to irrational behavior or intense feelings. However, once these doubts are resolved and replaced with certainty, often through open communication or evidence, jealousy gradually fades away or even disappears altogether. The quote highlights the transformative power of certainty in overcoming jealousy and restoring trust.

Topics

By Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

What is significant in one's own existence one is hardly awa

What is significant in one's own existence one is hardly aware, and it certainly should not bother the other fellow. What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life?

Albert Einstein

I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stan

I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience what things are funny and not.

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Had you but seen it, I promise you, your high-minded princip

Had you but seen it, I promise you, your high-minded principles would have melted like candle wax. Never would you have wished such beauty away.

Jennifer Donnelly

Beauty Excess Grandeur Paris French Revolution Class Struggle Louis Xiv Wastefulness

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bri

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.

Nikita Khrushchev

Politicians Over Same Bridges Build

We know what we are, but not what we may be.

We know what we are, but not what we may be.

William Shakespeare

Once when I was 16 I had my car taken away from me for being

Once when I was 16 I had my car taken away from me for being past curfew. Oh, and I said a bad word once, and I actually did get my mouth washed out with soap.

Mindfulness can play a big role in transforming our experien

Mindfulness can play a big role in transforming our experience with pain

Sharon Salzberg

Education Truth Love Meditation Compassion

The best-dressed woman is one whose clothes wouldn't look to

The best-dressed woman is one whose clothes wouldn't look too strange in the country.

Sir Hardy Amies

Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.

Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.

Michel de Montaigne

My friends, remember this, that there are no weeds, and no w

My friends, remember this, that there are no weeds, and no worthless men, there are only bad farmers.

Government Soul Providence

Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect

Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared.

It's like taking over This Is Your Life from Eamonn Andrews

It's like taking over This Is Your Life from Eamonn Andrews - you just open your mouth and hope you sound like yourself. That's all you can possibly do.