What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThere are few people who would not be ashamed of being loved when they love no longer.
Francois de La RochefoucauldSometimes we think we dislike flattery, but it is only the way it is done that we dislike.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld