Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to to hide them.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
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
There is nothing men are so generous of as advice.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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