It is easier for a man to be thought fit for an employment that he has not, than for one he stands already possessed of, and is exercising.
Francois de La RochefoucauldHeat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFortune makes our virtues and vices visible, just as light does the objects of sight.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld