Today is the birthday of François de La Rochefoucauld (September 15, 1613 – March 17, 1680), author of maxims and memoirs."Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers."
- François de La Rochefoucauld
"We should not be upset that others hide the truth from us, when we hide it so often from ourselves."
- François de La Rochefoucauld
"The reason that there are so few good conversationalists is that most people are thinking about what they are going to say and not about what the others are saying."
- François de La Rochefoucauld
"The truest way to be deceived is to think oneself more knowing than others."
- François de La Rochefoucauld
"We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others."
- François de La Rochefoucauld
"If we had no faults, we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others."
- François de La Rochefoucauld
"We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree with us."
- François de La Rochefoucauld
"It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them."
- François de La Rochefoucauld
"How can we expect others to keep our secrets if we cannot keep them ourselves?"
- François de La Rochefoucauld
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