Young women that would not be thought coquettish, and old men that would not be ridiculous, should never talk of love, as if they had any concern in it.
Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-LiancourtThe highest skill is the true judgment of values.
Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-LiancourtThe most trying fools are the bright ones.
Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-LiancourtHowever different men's fortunes may be, there is always something or other that balances the ill and the good, and makes all even at last.
Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt