They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe judgments our enemies make about us come nearer to the truth than those we make about ourselves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldGratitude is like credit; it is the backbone of our relations; frequently we pay our debts not because equity demands that we should, but to facilitate future loans.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld