The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldGreat souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld