We are inconsolable at being deceived by our enemies and being betrayed by our friends, yet we are often content in be being treated like that by our own selves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldNone deserve praise for being good who have not the spirit to be bad: goodness, for the most part, is nothing but indolence or weakness of will.
Francois de La RochefoucauldIt is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld