La sagesse est à l’âme ce que la santé est pour le corps. - François de La Rochefoucauld

People with a high opinion of their own merit make it a point of honor to be unhappy so as to convince others as well as themselves that they are worthy victims of the buffetings of fate

Man often thinks he is in control when he is being controlled, and while his mind is striving in one direction his heart is imperceptibly drawing him in another.

L'intérêt parle toutes sortes de langues, et joue toutes sortes de personnages, même celui de désintéressé.