Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
Francois de La RochefoucauldNothing should lessen our satisfaction with ourselves as much as when we notice that we disapprove of something at one time that we approve of at another time.
Francois de La RochefoucauldSome counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld