Too great cleverness is but deceptive delicacy, true delicacy is the most substantial cleverness.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe exceeding delight we take in talking about ourselves should give us cause to fear that we are giving but very little pleasureto our listeners.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld