When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Few things are needful to make the wise man happy, but nothing satisfies the fool; - and this is the reason why so many of mankind are miserable.

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld