Francois De La Rochefoucauld

No person is either so happy or so unhappy as he imagines. - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

If I advance, follow me! If I retreat, kill me! If I die, avenge me! - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We are never so happy or so unhappy as we think - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Before desiring something passionately one should inquire into the happiness of the man who possesses it. - Francois De La Rochefoucauld