A certain harmony should be kept between actions and ideas if we want to fully develop the effects they can produce.
Francois de La RochefoucauldAs it is the mark of great minds to say many things in a few words, so it is that of little minds to use many words to say nothing.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWhat is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld