Self-interest speaks all manner of tongues and plays all manner of parts, even that of disinterestedness.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFew things are needful to make the wise man happy, but nothing satisfies the fool; - and this is the reason why so many of mankind are miserable.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld