Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld

Cunning and treachery are the offspring of incapacity.

Cunning and treachery are the offspring of incapacity.

We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.

We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

We sometimes see a fool possessed of talent, but never of
judgment.
[Fr., On est quelquefois un sot read more

We sometimes see a fool possessed of talent, but never of
judgment.
[Fr., On est quelquefois un sot avec de l'esprit; mais on ne
l'est jamais avec du jugement.]

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.