"To awaken a man who is deceived..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“A man, in order to establish himself in the world, does everything he can to appear established there.”

“That conduct often seems ridiculous the secret reasons of which are wise and solid.”

“Were we not proud ourselves, we should not complain of the pride of others.”

“To benefit by others' killing and to delude oneself into the belief that one is being very religions and nonviolent is sheer self-deception.”

“Scarcely have I ever heard or read the introductory phrase, "I may say without vanity," but some striking and characteristic instance of vanity has immediately followed.”

“We confess to little faults only to persuade ourselves we have no great ones.”

“The undeserver may sleep when the man of action is called on.”

“Authors should be honored only for their works.”

“When a highly successful leader retires after a long career, it is very unlikely that his successor will be of comparable caliber. Anyone of similar ability and drive would have gone somewhere else, instead of waiting in the wings for years for a chance to show his own leadership.”