Truth I have found in La Rouchefoucauld Maxims

[c=7700B2][i]Here are a few maxims wherein I found some truths.

29
"We inspire less hatred by our evil deeds than by our good qualities; it is these, not those, that enrage our persecutors."
32
" Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others. "
45
"The whims of mood are weirder than those of fate."
48
"Satisfaction derives from tasting, not from he dish served; happiness comes from having what we like, not in owning what others find desirable. "
51
"The gravest blow to our self-satisfaction should be the realization that what we like to-day we frequently disliked yesterday."
61
" A man's happiness or unhappiness depends as much upon his temperament as upon his destiny."
62
"Sincerity comes from an open heart. It is exceedingly rare; what usually passes for sincerity is only an artful pretence designed to win the confidence of others. "
66
" A clever man will know how ot range his interests, and will pursue each according to its own merits. Our greed, however, will often confuse our method; for we run after so many things at once that we frequently miss what is of importance in pursuit of what is negligible. "
70
"Where there is love, no disguise can conceal it for long; similarly, no pretense can long impersonate a love that does not exist."
74
"Love is unique but has a thousand different counterfeits."
79
"For a man that lacks self-confidence, silence is the wisest course. "
81
"We can only love in relation to ourselves, and do but follow our tastes and our pleasures when we come to value our friends above ourselves; yet such preference is the only way to true and perfect friendship."
99
"Honest and delicate thought produce a polished mind."
101
" It often happens that ideas reach our minds in a state of perfection exceeding that which our intellect, with all its resources of art, could fashion."
110
"There is nothing we give lavishly than our advice. "
119
" We are so accustomed to adopting a mask before others that we end up being unable to recognize ourselves. "
127
"The surest method of being deceived is to believe that one is cleverer than others."
132
" To know how others should behave is easier than to know how one should behave themselves."

I am going to stop here, as I could just go on and on listing the truths I found in La Rouchefoucauld Maxims. If one of a mind to read more, here is a link [/i][/c]

https://dn720001.ca.archive.org/0/items/la-rouchefoucauld-maxims-fitz-gibbon/La%20Rouchefoucauld%20-%20MAXIMS%20%5BFitzGibbon%5D_text.pdf