We confess to little faults only to persuade ourselves we have no great ones.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFor the credit of virtue we must admit that the greatest misfortunes of men are those into which they fall through their crimes.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFor most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPhilosophy easily triumphs over past and future ills; but present ills triumph over philosophy.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld