Whatever pretended causes we may blame our afflictions upon, it is often nothing but self-interest and vanity that produce them.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWhen we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
Francois de La RochefoucauldHow deceitful hope may be, yet she carries us on pleasantly to the end of life.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe thing that makes our friendships so short and changeable is that the qualities and dispositions of the soul are very hard to know, and those of the understanding and wit very easy.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld