Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe most ingenious men continually pretend to condemn tricking--but this is often done that they may use it more conveniently themselves, when some great occasion or interest offers itself to them.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWhy can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld