We should often blush at our noblest deeds if the world were to see all their underlying motives.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe often select envenomed praise which, by a reaction upon those we praise, shows faults we could not have shown by other means.
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 Rochefoucauld