A good woman is a hidden treasure; who discovers her will do well not to boast about it.
Francois de La RochefoucauldLuxury and excessive refinement are sure forerunners of the decadence of states, because when all individuals seek their own interests they neglect the public weal.
Francois de La RochefoucauldOur own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld