The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one's self.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFor the credit of virtue we must admit that the greatest misfortunes of men are those into which they fall through their crimes.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld