"There are two things which Man cannot..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech.”

“For envy, like lightning, generally strikes at the top Or any point which sticks out from the ordinary level. LUCRETIUS, De Rerum Natura Our envy always outlives the felicity of its object.”

“Pity is often a reflection of our own evils in the ills of others. It is a delicate foresight of the troubles into which we may fall.”

“Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because the regret is stronger than gratitude.”

“All geniuses die young.”

“Oblivion is the flower that grows best on graves.”

“It is remarkable to what lengths people will go to avoid thought.”

“Man's chief difference from the brutes lies in the exuberant excess of his subjective propensities. Prune his extravagance, sober him, and you undo him.”

“To know anything about oneself one must know all about others.”