If we had no faults, we would not derive so much pleasure from noting those of other people.
Francois de La RochefoucauldClemency, which we make a virtue of, proceeds sometimes from vanity, sometimes from indolence, often from fear, and almost always from a mixture of all three.
Francois de La RochefoucauldIt is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld