The unbosoming oneself to another is a kind of release to the soul, which strives to lighten its burden and find ease by throwing off the weight that lay heavy upon it.
Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-LiancourtWhat men have given the name of friendship to is nothing but an alliance, a reciprocal accommodation of interest, an exchange of good offices; in it is nothing but a system of traffic, in which self-love always proposes to itself some advantage.
Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-LiancourtMore things are left undone through neglect of duty than through neglect of self-interest.
Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-LiancourtHowever different men's fortunes may be, there is always something or other that balances the ill and the good, and makes all even at last.
Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt