There are few occasions when we should make a bad bargain by giving up the good on condition that no ill was said of us.
Francois de La RochefoucauldOnly strong natures can really be sweet ones; those that seem sweet are in general only weak, and may easily turn sour.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld