A clever man should handle his interests so that each will fall in suitable order of their value.
Francois de La RochefoucauldModeration is caused by the fear of exciting the envy and contempt which those merit who are intoxicated with their good fortune; it is a vain display of our strength of mind, and in short the moderation of men at their greatest height is only a desire to appear greater than their fortune.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPerfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld