We rarely ever perceive others as being sensible, except for those who agree with us.
Francois de La RochefoucauldNo matter how brilliant an action, it should not be considered great unless it was the result of a great motive.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe greatest part of our faults are more excusable than the methods that are commonly taken to conceal them.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld