Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty.
Francois de La RochefoucauldNarrowness of mind is often the cause of obstinacy; we do not easily believe beyond what we see.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPhilosophy easily triumphs over past and future ills; but present ills triumph over philosophy.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld