When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
Francois de La RochefoucauldSmallness of mind is the cause of stubbornness, and we do not credit readily what is beyond our view.
Francois de La RochefoucauldLove has its name borrowed by a great number of dealings and affairs that are attributed to it--in which it has no greater part than the Doge in what is done at Venice.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe should not be upset that others hide the truth from us, when we hide it so often from ourselves.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld