Francois De La Rochefoucauld

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves

The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves

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.

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

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

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.