No accidents are so unlucky [bad] but that the wise may draw some advantage [good] from them.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
Francois de La RochefoucauldSometimes we think we dislike flattery, but it is only the way it is done that we dislike.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld