Narrowness of mind is often the cause of obstinacy; we do not easily believe beyond what we see.
Francois de La RochefoucauldMen are often so foolish as to boast and value themselves upon their passions, even those that are most vicious. But envy is a passion so full of cowardice and shame that no one every ever had the confidence to own it.
Francois de La RochefoucauldA man is sometimes better off deceived about the one he loves, than undeceived.
Francois de La RochefoucauldOur enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldA man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe hate of favourites is only a love of favour. The envy of NOT possessing it, consoles and softens its regrets by the contempt it evinces for those who possess it, and we refuse them our homage, not being able to detract from them what attracts that of the rest of the world.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld