Jean de La Bruyère Quote

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Good company will always be found much less expensive than bad

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle

A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.

Egotist: A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me

There's a woman like a dew-drop, she's so purer than the purest