Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation

Quote by FranÃ§ois De La Rochefoucauld

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The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits

The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits

There are heroes in evil as well as in good

There are heroes in evil as well as in good

The hunger for applause is the source for all conscious literature and heroism

The hunger for applause is the source for all conscious literature and heroism

The man who is ungrateful is often less to blame than his benefactor.

The man who is ungrateful is often less to blame than his benefactor.

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a...

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a...

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that is not exactly...

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that is not exactly...

Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if...

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if...

Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind

Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind

Youth is a continual intoxication; it is the fever of reason

Youth is a continual intoxication; it is the fever of reason

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others

We speak little if not egged on by vanity

We speak little if not egged on by vanity

There is only one kind of love, but there are one thousand imitations

There is only one kind of love, but there are one thousand imitations

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

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

There are few people who are more often in the wrong than those who cannot...

There are few people who are more often in the wrong than those who cannot...

It is more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them

It is more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them

Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers

Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers

If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure...

If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure...

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over...

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...