Francois De La Rochefoucauld

It is more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them

It is more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.

We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.

If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.

If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.

We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.

We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.