As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPhilosophy easily triumphs over past and future ills; but present ills triumph over philosophy.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe desire which urges us to deserve praise strengthens our good qualities, and praise given to wit, valour, and beauty, tends to increase them.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld