That which makes the vanity of others unbearable to us is that which wounds our own. — François de La Rochefoucauld
The man whom no one pleases is much more unhappy than the man who pleases no one. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Whatever ignominy or disgrace we have incurred, it is almost always in — François de La Rochefoucauld
Magnanimity is sufficiently defined by its name, nevertheless one can say it — François de La Rochefoucauld
The passions possess a certain injustice and self interest which makes it — François de La Rochefoucauld
More men are guilty of treason through weakness than any studied design to betray. — François de La Rochefoucauld
What renders other people’s vanity insufferable is that it wounds our own. — François de La Rochefoucauld
There are several remedies which will cure love, but there are no infallible ones. — François de La Rochefoucauld
The happiness and unhappiness of men depends as much on their ethics as on fortune. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Self-love, as it happens to be well or ill conducted, constitutes virtue and vice. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Some allow themselves to be overcome by panic, and others charge because — François de La Rochefoucauld
There is an excess both in happiness and misery above our power of sensation. — François de La Rochefoucauld