None but the contemptible are apprehensive of contempt.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
Old men are fond of giving advice to console themselves for being no longer in a position to give bad examples.
Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
The confidence which we have in ourselves engenders the greatest part of that which we have in others.
Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one’s ability.
We seldom attribute common sense except to those who agree with us.
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
There are no circumstances, however unfortunate, that clever people don’t extract some advantage from.
There is scarcely any man sufficiently clever to appreciate all the evil he does.
