There are certain people fated to be fools; they not only commit follies by choice, but are even constrained to do so by fortune.
Francois de La RochefoucauldA man is ridiculous less through the characteristics he has than through those he affects to have.
Francois de La RochefoucauldSometimes there are accidents in our lives the skillful extrication from which demands a little folly.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld