"It is easier to rule others than..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“The daily employment of cunning marks a little mind, it generally happens that those who resort to it in one respect to protect themselves lay themselves open to attack in another.”

“We often brag that we are never bored with ourselves, and are so vain as never to think ourselves bad company.”

“Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with.”

“The first thing I do in the morning is to make my bed and while I am making up my bed I am making up my mind as to what kind of a day I am going to have.”

“You have freedom when you're easy in your harness.”

“Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.”

“To observe morality is to attain mastery over our mind and our passions.”

“Every man is as lazy as he dares to be.”

“It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.”