We often select envenomed praise which, by a reaction upon those we praise, shows faults we could not have shown by other means.
Francois de La RochefoucauldGravity is a mysterious carriage of the body invented to cover the defects of the mind.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe generality of men have, like plants, latent properties, which chance brings to light.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld