We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.

The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.

Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.

Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.

It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.

It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.

We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.

We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free...

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free...

We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.

We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.

We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than...

We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than...

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words,...

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words,...

Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.

Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

Jealously is always born with love but it does not die with it.

Jealously is always born with love but it does not die with it.

A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us...

Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us...

Taste may change, but inclination never.

Taste may change, but inclination never.

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to...

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to...

Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.

Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.

We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.

The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.

We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.

We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.