We often pride ourselves on even the most criminal passions, but envy is a timid and shamefaced passion we never dare to acknowledge. François de La Rochefoucauld
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. See image Seneca the Younger
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult. See image Sigmund Freud
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. See image Winston Churchill
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire. See image François de La Rochefoucauld
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge. See image François de La Rochefoucauld
A true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring. See image François de La Rochefoucauld
He is a truly virtuous man who wishes always to be open to the observation of honest men. See image François de La Rochefoucauld
There are no events so disastrous that adroit men do not draw some advantage from them, nor any so fortunate that the imprudent cannot turn to their own prejudice. See image François de La Rochefoucauld