We all have strength enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love those whom we admire.
What makes us like new acquaintances is not so much the weariness we have of the old ones or the pleasure of changing, as the disgust of not being admired enough by those who know us too well, and the hope of being more admired by those who do not know us as well.
We would often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood all the motives which produced them.
Although men flatter themselves with their great actions, they are usually the result of chance and not of design.
Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.
It is a great ability to be able to conceal one’s ability.
