A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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 RochefoucauldIt is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others.
Francois de La RochefoucauldTo understand matters rightly we should understand their details; and as that knowledge is almost infinite, our knowledge is always superficial and imperfect.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld