Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.

Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.

We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.

We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something
which does not displease us.
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In the adversity of our best friends we often find something
which does not displease us.
[Fr., Dans l'adversite de nos meilleurs amis nous trouvons
toujours quelque chose ne nous deplaist pas.]