None 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 RochefoucauldNever give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld