Vanity, shame, and above all disposition, often make men brave and women chaste.
Francois de La RochefoucauldModeration is like sobriety: you would like to have some more, but are afraid of making yourself ill.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWhat makes us so bitter against people who outwit us is that they think themselves cleverer than we are.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld