Sincerity is a certain openness of heart. It is to be found in very few, and what we commonly look upon to be so is only a cunningsort of dissimulation, to insinuate ourselves into the confidence of others.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe first lover is kept a long while, when no offer is made of a second.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld