"Every one speaks well of his own..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind.
More by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
“What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.”
“In friendship, as in love, we are often more happy from the things we are ignorant of than from those we are acquainted with.”
“Men are often so foolish as to boast and value themselves upon their passions, even those that are most vicious. But envy is a passion so full of cowardice and shame that no one every ever had the confidence to own it.”
More on Self Perception
“I can see others in the sunlight; I can see our boats' crews and our athletic young men on the glistening water, or speckled with the moving lights of sunlit leaves; but I myself am always in the shadow looking on. Not unsympathetically, - God forbid! - but looking on alone, much as I looked at Sylvia from the shadows of the ruined house, or looked at the red gleam shining through the farmer's windows, and listened to the fall of dancing feet, when all the ruin was dark that night in the quadrangle.”
“I am not immortal, but I've got a lot left in me yet.”
“Don't be too concerned about what others think of you. It's what you think about yourself that matters!”
More on Vanity
“Vanity is the fear of appearing original: it is thus a lack of pride, but not necessarily a lack of originality.”
“Some have lavish garments, carry sharp swords, and feast on food and drink. They possess more than they can spend. This is called the vanity of robbers. It is certainly not the Way.”
“They say that you can't live by bread alone, but I can live on compliments.”