Francois de La Rochefoucauld Others Quotations

Humility is often a false front we employ to gain power over others.

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

We like to read others but we do not like to be read.

We often shed tears that deceive ourselves after deceiving others.

We are never so easily deceived as when we imagine we are deceiving others.

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.

The less you trust others, the less you will be deceived.