1621 – 1695 • French • Poet
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
