Men are inconsolable concerning the treachery of their friends or the deceptions of their enemies; and yet they are often very highly satisfied to be both deceived and betrayed by their own selves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldOur good qualities expose us more to hatred and persecution than all the ill we do.
Francois de La RochefoucauldOur concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.
Francois de La RochefoucauldAs the great ones of this world are unable to bestow health of body or peace of mind, we always pay too high a price for any good they can do.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld