We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his...

No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his...

What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and...

What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and...

A man's worth has its season, like fruit.

A man's worth has its season, like fruit.

The heart is forever making the head its fool.

The heart is forever making the head its fool.

Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these...

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these...

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of...

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of...

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

What makes lovers never tire of one another is that they talk always about themselves.

What makes lovers never tire of one another is that they talk always about themselves.

Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.

Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.

Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.

Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.

We easily forgive our friends those faults that do no affect us ourselves.

We easily forgive our friends those faults that do no affect us ourselves.

Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.

Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.

Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.

Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.

There are few people who are not ashamed of their love affairs when the infatuation...

There are few people who are not ashamed of their love affairs when the infatuation...

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become...

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become...

Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part...

Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part...

A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others.

A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others.

It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices.

The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices.