Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
From Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition to love.
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity.
We pardon to the extent that we love.
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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