The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldIt is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe often select envenomed praise which, by a reaction upon those we praise, shows faults we could not have shown by other means.
Francois de La RochefoucauldTo awaken a man who is deceived as to his own merit is to do him as bad a turn as that done to the Athenian madman who was happy in believing that all the ships touching at the port belonged to him.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld