Nothing is rarer than true good nature; they who are reputed to have it are generally only pliant or weak.
Francois de La RochefoucauldOur hopes, often though they deceive us, lead us pleasantly along the path of life.
Francois de La RochefoucauldA true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld