There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWhen our vices desert us, we flatter ourselves that we are deserting our vices.
Francois de La RochefoucauldJealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
Francois de La RochefoucauldIt is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld