Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDHowever greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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Usually we praise only to be praised.
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If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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