The breeding we give young people is ordinarily but an additional self-love, by which we make them have a better opinion of themselves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldIf we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWhen you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati The 11 Karmic Spaces: Choosing Freedom from the Patterns That Bind You There are two kinds of faithfulness in love: one is based on forever finding new things to love in the loved one; the other is based on our pride in being faithful.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe are better pleased to see those on whom we confer benefits than those from whom we receive them.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWhy can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe are deceived if we think that mind and judgment are two different matters: judgment is but the extent of the light of the mind. This light penetrates to the bottom of matters; it remarks all that can be remarked, and perceives what appears imperceptible. Therefore we must agree that it is the extent of the light in the mind that produces all the effects which we attribute to judgment.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld