Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

There is hardly a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does.

There is hardly a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does.

Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.

Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him

A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him