Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have read more

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.

The heart is forever making the head its fool.

The heart is forever making the head its fool.

There is hardly a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does.

There is hardly a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does.

We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.

We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.