It Is The Prerogative Of Great Men

The Secret Of Pleasing In Conversation Is Not To Explain Too Much Everything; To Say Them Half And Leave A Little For Divination Is A Mark Of The Good Opinion We Have Of Others, And Nothing Flatters Their Self-love More.

The Person Giving The Advice Returns The Confidence Placed In Him With A Disinterested Eagerness... And He Is Usually Guided Only By His Own Interest Or Reputation.

The Most Effectual Way To Be Deceived Is To Believe Oneself More Cunning Than One's Neighbors.

It Is The Habit Of Mediocre Minds To Condemn All That Is Beyond Their Grasp.

What Makes False Reckoning, As Regards Gratitude, Is That The Pride Of The Giver And The Receiver Cannot Agree As To The Value Of The Benefit.