Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
Francois de La RochefoucauldEloquence resides as much in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the expression of the face, as in the choice of words.
Francois de La RochefoucauldRepentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld