Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones; just as the wind blows out candles, but kindles fires.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe are deceived if we think that mind and judgment are two different matters: judgment is but the extent of the light of the mind. This light penetrates to the bottom of matters; it remarks all that can be remarked, and perceives what appears imperceptible. Therefore we must agree that it is the extent of the light in the mind that produces all the effects which we attribute to judgment.
Francois de La RochefoucauldTo listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.
Francois de La RochefoucauldHow can we be answerable for what we shall want in the future, since we have no clear idea of what we want now?
Francois de La Rochefoucauld