Happiness does not consist in things themselves but in the relish we have of them.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThere are some persons who only disgust with their abilities, there are persons who please even with their faults.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe happiness and unhappiness of men depends as much on their ethics as on fortune.
Francois de La RochefoucauldSome men are like ballads, that are in everyone's mouth a little while.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld