"As uncommon a thing as true love..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“Our distrust of another justifies his deceit.”

“The generality of men have, like plants, latent properties, which chance brings to light.”

“If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.”

“And I leave you now, not with sadness but with satisfaction and joy that we came together and walked, arm in arm, through this brief moment of eternity. Who could ask for more?”

“They knew now that if there is one thing one can always yearn for, and sometimes attain, it is human love.”

“To the extent that our experience of suffering reminds us of what everyone else also endures, it serves as a powerful inspiration to practice compassion and avoid causing others pain. And to the extent that suffering awakens our empathy and causes us to connect with others, it serves as the basis of compassion and love.”

“The lack of closeness among friends is a fault that cannot be reprimanded without becoming incurable.”

“Good company will always be found much less expensive than bad.”

“I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be four friends in the world.”