Passion often makes a fool of the cleverest man and often makes the most foolish men clever
Francois de La RochefoucauldFolly pursues us at all periods of our lives. If someone seems wise it is only because his follies are proportionate to his age and fortune.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe best way to rise in society is to use all possible means of persuading people that one has already risen in society.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe intention of cheating no one lays us open to being cheated ourselves.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld