Whatever discoveries we may have made in the regions of self-love, there still remain many unknown lands.
Francois de La RochefoucauldConsolation for unhappiness can often be found in a certain satisfaction we get from looking unhappy.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe intellect of the generality of women serves more to fortify their folly than their reason.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThat which occasions so many mistakes in the computations of men, when they expect return for favors, is that the giver's pride and the receiver's cannot agree upon the value of the kindness done.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld