Francois de La Rochefoucauld

In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge. ”

A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter. ”

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune. ”

In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors. ”

If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others. ”

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors. ”

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them. ”

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it. ”

Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty. ”

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