“A true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring.”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld · Friendship quote

“A true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring.”

— FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

French author · 1613 – 1680

François de La Rochefoucauld was a French author famed for his Maximes (1665), a collection of sharp, cynical reflections on human nature and self-interest.

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