When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless — François de La Rochefoucauld
Friendship is a traffic wherein self-love always proposes to be the gainer. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Before we passionately desire a thing, we should examine the happiness of its possessor. — François de La Rochefoucauld
There are people who would never have been in love, had they never heard love spoken of. — François de La Rochefoucauld
We should scarcely desire things ardently if we were perfectly acquainted with — François de La Rochefoucauld
The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Truth does not do as much good in the world as its imitations do harm. — François de La Rochefoucauld
We should not be much concerned about faults we have the courage to own. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Whatever discoveries we may have made in the regions of self-love, there — François de La Rochefoucauld
It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men. — François de La Rochefoucauld
However much we may distrust men’s sincerity, we always believe they speak — François de La Rochefoucauld