We should wish for few things with eagerness, if we perfectly knew the nature of that which was the object of our desire.
Francois de La RochefoucauldBehind many acts that are thought ridiculous there lie wise and weighty motives.
Francois de La RochefoucauldNovelty is to love like bloom to fruit; it gives a luster which is easily effaced, but never returns.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld