We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look little in one that is too big for us.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
