Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.

We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.

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

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

Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers read more

Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.

We refused to assume - one of the central obligations of parenthood: to make ourselves the final authority on good read more

We refused to assume - one of the central obligations of parenthood: to make ourselves the final authority on good and bad, right and wrong, and to take the consequences of what might turn out to be a lifetime battle

We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is read more

We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity