Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the manner in which it is done. [Fr., On croit quelquefoir… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We are not fond of praising, and never praise any one except from interested motives. Praise is a clever, concealed, and delicate… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Flattery is false money, which would not be current were it not for our vanity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Flattery is false coin that is only current thanks to our vanity. — François De La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The gallantry of the mind consists in agreeable flattery. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Sometimes we think we dislike flattery, but it is only the way it is done that we dislike. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
If we never flattered ourselves we should have but scant pleasure. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Praise is a more ingenious, concealed, and subtle kind of flattery, that satisfies both the giver and the receiver, though by verydifferent… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Praise is flattery, artful, hidden, delicate, which gratifies differently him who praises and him who is praised. The one takes it as… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Behind many acts that are thought ridiculous there lie wise and weighty motives. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We are almost always wearied in the company of persons with whom we are not permitted to be weary. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The love of new acquaintance comes not so much from being weary of what we had before, or from any satisfaction there is in… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of another. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
