Treachery is more often the effect of weakness than of a formed design.
Francois de La RochefoucauldA true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe extreme delight we experience in talking about ourselves should warn us that those who listen do not share it.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe most subtle of our acts is to simulate blindness for snares that we know are set for us.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld