There are no circumstances, however unfortunate, that clever people do not extract some advantage from.
Francois de La RochefoucauldA man, in order to establish himself in the world, does everything he can to appear established there.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe moderation of men in the most exalted fortunes is a desire to be thought above those things that have raised them so high.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld