More quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

"A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire."
"Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route."
"In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge."
"Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love."
"However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship."