Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.

He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends

He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends

There are few people who are more often in the wrong than those who cannot endure to be so.

There are few people who are more often in the wrong than those who cannot endure to be so.

It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness

It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness

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