Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld

It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold,
than of the office which one read more

It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold,
than of the office which one fills.
[Fr., Il est plus facile de paraitre digne des emplois qu'on n'a
pas que de ceux que l'on exerce.]

We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.

We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.

True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen.

True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen.

It is a species of coquetry to make a parade of never practising
it.

It is a species of coquetry to make a parade of never practising
it.

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.