There are two things which Man cannot look at directly without flinching: the sun and death.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe passions do very often give birth to others of a nature most contrary to their own. Thus avarice sometimes brings forth prodigality, and prodigality avarice; a man's resolution is very often the effect of levity, and his boldness that of cowardice and fear.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThere is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld