If we were without faults we should not take so much pleasure in remarking them in others.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
We easily forget crimes that are known only to ourselves.
Those who are themselves incapable of great crimes, are ever backward a to suspect others.
We credit scarcely any persons with good sense except those who are of our opinion.
It is a form of affectation to emphasize the fact that you do not indulge in it.
Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts.
No man can answer for his courage who has never been in danger.
Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking on.
The love of glory, the fear of disgrace, the incentive to succeed, the desire to live in comfort, and the instinct to humiliate others are often the cause of that courage so renowned among men.
When we cannot find contentment in ourselves it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
