It is a common fault never to be satisfied with our fortune, nor dissatisfied with our understanding.
Francois de La RochefoucauldIt is often hard to determine whether a clear, open, and honorable proceeding is the result of goodness or of cunning.
Francois de La RochefoucauldGratitude, in most men, is only a strong and secret hope of greater favors.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld