In whatever way people may praise us, they never teach us anything new. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)

In whatever way people may praise us, they never teach us anything new. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)
There are people who would never be in love if they had never heard of love. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)
In the adversity of our best friends, we often find something which does not displease us. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)
We would gain more by letting ourselves be seen as we really are, than by attempting to appear what we are not. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)
Few people are wise enough to prefer useful reproof to treacherous praise. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)
What appears to be generosity is usually nothing more than disguised ambition, which despises petty self-interests in order to gain greater self-interests. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)
True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)
If we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)
Few things are needed to make a wise man happy; nothing can make a foolish man content, and that is why most men are miserable. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)
Before we passionately desire anything which another enjoys, we should examine into the happiness of its possessor. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)