"The passions often engender their contraries...." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.”

“To establish oneself in the world, one does all one can to seem established there already.”

“Before strongly desiring anything, we should look carefully into the happiness of its present owner.”

“Passions often produce their contraries: avarice sometimes leads to prodigality, and prodigality to avarice; we are often obstinate through weakness and daring through timidity.”

“The passions are the only orators which always persuade.”

“All the passions are nothing else than different degrees of heat and cold of the blood.”

“Knowledge fueled by emotion equals action.”

“A speaker who is attempting to move people to thought or action must concern himself with Pathos.”

“Have a heart that never hardens”