Calumny is like counterfeit money; many people who would not coin it circulate it without qualms.
Diane de PoitiersWe only make a dupe of the friend whose advice we ask, for we never tell him all; and it is usually what we have left unsaid that decides our conduct.
Diane de Poitiers... see well how it often befalls that to rise to the topmost degree would make it seem that the abyss is on high.
Diane de Poitiers