The most brilliant fortunes are often not worth the littleness required to gain them.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWhatever pretended causes we may blame our afflictions upon, it is often nothing but self-interest and vanity that produce them.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe prospect of being pleased tomorrow will never console me for the boredom of today.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld