"We think very few people sensible, except..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“The art of putting into play mediocre qualities often begets more reputation than is achieved by true merit.”

“A man often thinks he rules himself, when all the while he is ruled and managed; and while his understanding directs one design, his affections imperceptibly draw him into another.”

“We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.”

“He who seeks truth should be of no country.”

“It is only about things that do not interest one that one can give a really unbiased opinion, which is no doubt the reason why an unbiased opinion is always absolutely valueless.”

“We rarely ever perceive others as being sensible, except for those who agree with us.”

“The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.”

“You grow in reputation like bread in the hands of a child.”

“Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.”