François de La Rochefoucauld

“True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.”

“Few people have the wisdom to prefer censure which is useful to them, to praise which deceives them.”

“The reason why lovers are never weary of one another is that they are always talking of themselves.”

“In the adversity of our best friends we often find something which does not displease us.”

“It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”

“Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.”

“The mind is always the dupe of the heart.”