Gratitude, in most men, is only a strong and secret hope of greater favors.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPity is often a reflection of our own evils in the ills of others. It is a delicate foresight of the troubles into which we may fall.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld