We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldVices are ingredients of virtues just as poisons are ingredients of remedies. Prudence mixes and tempers them and uses them effectively against life's ills.
Francois de La RochefoucauldBefore strongly desiring anything, we should look carefully into the happiness of its present owner.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld