Jealousy is always born with love, but does not die with it. In jealousy there is more of self-love than of love to another.
- Francois de la Rochefoucauld

We always like those who admire us; we do not always like those whom we admire.
- Francois de la Rochefoucauld

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
- Francois de la Rochefoucauld

True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
- Francois de la Rochefoucauld

The love of justice is, in most men, nothing more than the fear of suffering injustice.
- Francois de la Rochefoucauld

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.
- Francois de la Rochefoucauld