To establish oneself in the world, one does all one can to seem established there already.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThere are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPraise is a more ingenious, concealed, and subtle kind of flattery, that satisfies both the giver and the receiver, though by verydifferent ways. The one accepts it as a reward due to his merit; the other gives it that he may be looked upon as a just and discerning person.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld