Our repentances are generally not so much a concern and remorse for the harm we have done, as a fear of the harm we may have brought upon ourselves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThose who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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