There is a form of eminence which does not depend on fate; it is an air which sets us apart and seems to prtend great things; it is the value which we unconsciously attach to ourselves; it is the quality which wins us deference of others; more than birth, position, or ability, it gives us ascendance.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThey that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.
Francois de La RochefoucauldIt is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld