It is often hard to determine whether a clear, open, and honorable proceeding is the result of goodness or of cunning.
Francois de La RochefoucauldBeing a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit.
Francois de La RochefoucauldNone deserve praise for being good who have not the spirit to be bad: goodness, for the most part, is nothing but indolence or weakness of will.
Francois de La RochefoucauldA good woman is a hidden treasure; who discovers her will do well not to boast about it.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld