Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Quotes

No woman has ever existed who did not know perfectly well in her heart what to expect from the superiority or inferiority of a rival.

If all you're trying to do is essentially the same thing as your rivals, then it's unlikely that you'll be very successful.

It's such a small place, not much to do but talk and listen. The men are jealous and the women all in competition.

For me, storytelling is all about how we learn about each other. I'm so curious about people, what makes them tick, why they are who they are, and how we all relate to each other, despite the fact that we may not think that we do.

Adroit observers will find that some who affect to dislike flattery, may yet be flattered indirectly, by a well seasoned abuse and ridicule of their rivals.

If you want enemies, excel your friends; but if you want friends, let your friends excel you.

Took awhile, got the jokers out of the deck now, I'm holdin all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now

If anyone conceives, that an object of his love joins itself to another with closer bonds of friendship than he himself has attained to, he will be affected with hatred towards the loved object and with envy towards his rival.

Persons who discover a flatterer, do not always disapprove him, because he imagines them considerable enough to deserve his applications.

Fang can't stand to see trash & garbage lying around the house. He can't stand the competition.

Have you ever noticed that idiots have a lot of friends? It's just an observation.

Where women love each other, men learn to smother their mutual dislike.

It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.

Bosh. I find a rival - but no, I won't flatter myself that Tecumseh Fox would consider himself a rival of Dol Bonner - I find an eminent detective in your apartment, and that alone is enough, without adding that he is concealed in your bedroom while I am discussing my business with you.

Men despise one another and flatter one another; and men wish to raise themselves above one another, and crouch before one another.

Anyone who is gossiping is just insecure about that person they're gossiping about.

Keep your friends close - and your rivals even closer.

Ideas on earth were badges of friendship or enimity. Their content did not matter. Friends agreed with friends, in order to express friendliness. Enemies disagreed with enemies, in order to express enimity.

He who is enamored of himself will at least have the advantage of being inconvenienced by few rivals.

Teachers are the worst. Just shameless about kicking off their rivals.

There is little friendship in the world, and least of all between equals.

I never single out any one competitor. I treat all my rivals equally.

I think everyone would love to see Jeff Gordon lose or get run into the wall, but I think he uses that - similar to me.

Going shopping all the time. Just making money, and competing with the niggas in other neighborhoods. And the whole competition with the girls - who had the prettiest girlfriend - and going partying. It was just on. It was fun!

A popular man arouses the jealousy of the powerful.