Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils, but present evils triumph over it.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThere is no accident so unfortunate but wise men will make some advantage of it, nor any so entirely fortunate but fools may turn it to their own prejudice.
Francois de La RochefoucauldIf one judges love by the majority of its effects, it is more like hatred than like friendship.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld