Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves

The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.

Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

It is more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them

It is more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all read more

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all to acquire.