We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
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There is nothing men are so generous of as advice.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices.
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No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Man is never less sincere than when he asks, or offers, advice. When he asks it, he seems to defer to the wisdom of his friend, but really he seeks approval of his own opinion, and to make his friend responsible with him for his actions. When he offers advice, he seems to repay the confidence of his inquirer with disinterested zeal, while really seeking to bolster his own advantage or reputation.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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