Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe should desire very few things passionately if we did but perfectly know the nature of the things we desire.
Francois de La RochefoucauldOld people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe health of the soul is as precarious as that of the body; for when we seem secure from passions, we are no less in danger of their infection than we are of falling ill when we appear to be well.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld