Our minds are lazier than our bodies.

— La Rochefoucauld

Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.

— La Rochefoucauld

Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.

— La Rochefoucauld

Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.

— La Rochefoucauld

The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.

— La Rochefoucauld

The head is always the dupe of the heart.

— La Rochefoucauld

There are few chaste women who are not tired of their trade.

— La Rochefoucauld

The reason why lovers and their mistresses never tire of being together is that they are always talking of themselves.

— La Rochefoucauld

The reason why lovers are never wary of one another is this - they are always talking of themselves.

— La Rochefoucauld

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.

— La Rochefoucauld