Taste may change, but inclination never.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDOur concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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