When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.#Francois De La Rochefoucauld
What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and...#Francois De La Rochefoucauld
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a...#Francois De La Rochefoucauld
What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity...#Francois De La Rochefoucauld
What keeps us from abandoning ourselves entirely to one vice, often, is the fact that...#Francois De La Rochefoucauld
What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity...#Francois De La Rochefoucauld
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.#Francois De La Rochefoucauld
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the...#Francois De La Rochefoucauld
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all...#Francois De La Rochefoucauld
We should often blush for our very best actions, if the world did but see...#Francois De La Rochefoucauld
