It is the habit of mediocre minds to condemn all that is beyond their grasp.
Francois de La RochefoucauldMost men, like plants, possess hidden qualities which chance discovers.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPeople that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld