Trust
“Confidence always pleases those who receive it. It is a tribute we pay to their merit, a deposit we commit to their trust, a pledge that gives them a claim upon us, a kind of dependence to which we voluntarily submit.”
–François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (French Writer and Moralist, 1613-1680)
Finding Tranquility Within Ourselves
“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.”
–François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (French Writer and Moralist, 1613-1680)
Giving and Taking Advice
“Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks seems to have a deference for the opinion of his friend, while he only aims to get approval of his own and make his friend responsible for his action. And he who gives advice repays the confidence supposed to be placed in him by a seemingly disinterested zeal, while he seldom means anything by his advice but his own interest or reputation.”
–François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (French Writer and Moralist, 1613-1680)
True Bravery
“True bravery is shown by performing, without witnesses, what one might be capable of doing before all the world.”
–François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (French Writer and Moralist, 1613-1680)
True Bravery
“True bravery is shown by performing, without witnesses, what one might be capable of doing before all the world.”
–François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (French Writer and Moralist, 1613-1680)
Empathy and Understanding
“It is easier to know and understand men in general than one man in particular.”
–François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (French Writer and Moralist, 1613-1680)
True Friendship
“A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one which we take the least thought to acquire.”
–François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (French Writer and Moralist, 1613-1680)
