"Madmen and fools see everything through the..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.”

“Our minds are lazier than our bodies.”

“Some men are like ballads, that are in everyone's mouth a little while.”

“There is much money given to be laughed at, though the purchasers don't know it; witness A.'s fine horse, and B.'s fine house.”

“The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.”

“Marriage marks the end of many short follies - being one long stupidity.”

“There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.”

“People are going to think I'm crazy.”

“Our actions are like blank rhymes, to which everyone applies what sense he pleases.”