"Whatever distrust we may have of the..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Whatever distrust we may have of the sincerity of those who converse with us, we always believe they will tell us more truth than they do to others.
More by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
“Sometimes there are accidents in our lives the skillful extrication from which demands a little folly.”
“We should wish for few things with eagerness, if we perfectly knew the nature of that which was the object of our desire.”
“Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.”
More on Trust
More on Sincerity
“Sincerity is the highest complement you can pay”
“The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.”
“The value of an idea has nothing whatsoever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it. Indeed, the probabilities are that the more insincere the man is, the more purely intellectual will the idea be, as in that case it will not be coloured by either his wants, his desires, or his prejudices.”