What makes false reckoning, as regards gratitude, is that the pride of the giver and the receiver cannot agree as to the value of the benefit.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFuneral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.
Francois de La RochefoucauldLove of fame, fear of disgrace, schemes for advancement, desire to make life comfortable and pleasant, and the urge to humiliate others are often at the root of the valour men hold in such high esteem.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld