Nothing is rarer than true good nature; they who are reputed to have it are generally only pliant or weak.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe intention of cheating no one lays us open to being cheated ourselves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldNo matter how brilliant an action, it should not be considered great unless it was the result of a great motive.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld