A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus can he persuade others, as well as himself, that he is a worthy target for the arrows of fate.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one's self.
Francois de La RochefoucauldIt is much better to learn to deal with the ills we have now than to speculate on those that may befall us.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWhy is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?
Francois de La Rochefoucauld