The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
Francois de La RochefoucauldSelf-love makes our friends appear more or less deserving in proportion to the delight we take in them, and the measures by whichwe judge of their worth depend upon the manner of their conversing with us.
Francois de La RochefoucauldGallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld