Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.
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 RochefoucauldThe shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld