The blindness of men is the most dangerous effect of their pride; it seems to nourish and augment it; it deprives them of knowledge of remedies which can solace their miseries and can cure their faults.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWhat often prevents our abandoning ourselves to a single vice is, our having more than one.
Francois de La RochefoucauldA person well satisfied with themselves is seldom satisfied with others, and others, rarely are with them.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld