There are no circumstances, however unfortunate, that clever people do not extract some advantage from.
Francois de La RochefoucauldOnly strong natures can really be sweet ones; those that seem sweet are in general only weak, and may easily turn sour.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe should desire very few things passionately if we did but perfectly know the nature of the things we desire.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld