Delight Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Self-love increases or diminishes for us the good qualities of our friends, in proportion to the satisfaction we feel with them; and we judge…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Self-love is almost always the ruling principle of our friendships. It makes us avoid all our obligations in unprofitable situations, and even causes us…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Friendship is only a reciprocal conciliation of interests, and an exchange of good offices; it is a species of commerce out of which self-love…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

It requires self-esteem to receive-not self-love but just a pleasant acquaintance and liking for oneself.

— John Steinbeck

“Self-love is the most important love to have. When we love ourselves we’re much happier and need less from others. There can still be…

— Darryl Duke

Self-love is even deceived by self-love, because by looking out for our own interests and disregarding those of other people, we lose the advantage…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Self-love makes us deceive ourselves in almost all matters, to censure others, and to blame them for the same faults that we do not…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the notice of…

— Samuel Johnson

Love of self and love of life connects us with the prosperity of the Universe. Self-love creates self-expression and allows us to be creative…

— Louise Hay

Self-love . . . is the sole antagonist of virtue, leading us constantly by our propensities to self-gratification in violation of our moral duties to others.

— Thomas Jefferson

Self-love is, in almost all men, such an over-weight that they are incredulous of a man's habitual preference of the general good to his…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self-love is not only necessary and good, it is a prerequisite for loving others.

— Rollo May