"The constancy of sages is nothing but..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“We are inconsolable at being deceived by our enemies and being betrayed by our friends, yet we are often content in be being treated like that by our own selves.”

“Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.”

“What we take for high-mindedness is very often no other than ambition well disguised, that scorns means interests, only to pursuegreater.”

“Long and long has the grass been growing,Long and long has the rain been falling,Long has the globe been rolling round.”

“Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant.”

“Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. Then your love would also change.”

“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”

“Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency.”

“Now is all you ever have. There never is anything else. So, you might as well make the now your friend. Otherwise, you are out of alignment with life itself.”