Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

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 violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves

The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves

Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully

Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.