As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFlattery is false money, which would not be current were it not for our vanity.
Francois de La RochefoucauldHappiness does not consist in things themselves but in the relish we have of them.
Francois de La RochefoucauldOld people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld