The man who leaves a woman best pleased with herself is the one whom she will soonest wish to see.
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 RochefoucauldSome men are like ballads, that are in everyone's mouth a little while.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe often brag that we are never bored with ourselves, and are so vain as never to think ourselves bad company.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld