It is not enough that we should succeed, but our friends must fail as well.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe constancy of the wise is only the talent of concealing the agitation of their hearts.
Francois de La RochefoucauldA readiness to believe ill of others, before we have duly examined it, is the effect of laziness and pride. We are eager to find aculprit, and loath to give ourselves the trouble of examining the crime.
Francois de La RochefoucauldNone deserve praise for being good who have not the spirit to be bad: goodness, for the most part, is nothing but indolence or weakness of will.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld