"Only strong natures can really be sweet..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“Sobriety is concern for one's health - or limited capacity.”

“All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.”

“We often see malefactors, when they are led to execution, put on resolution and a contempt of death which, in truth, is nothing else but fearing to look it in the face--so that this pretended bravery may very truly be said to do the same good office to their mind that the blindfold does to their eyes.”

“A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.”

“To live each day as though one's last, never flustered, never apathetic, never attitudinizing - here is the perfection of character.”

“Sometimes we meet a fool with wit, never one with discretion.”

“What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out”

“He is as tough as anything. You can crack him once, but he won't let it bother him. He's back on his feet in no time and getting on with it. He is a strong character and a great sight when he's heading for goal.”

“being open isn't the same as being weak.”