Usually We Praise Only To Be Praised.

A Man Often Believes Himself Leader When He Is Led; As His Mind Endeavors To Reach One Goal, His Heart Insensibly Drags Him Towards Another.

There Is A Sort Of Love Whose Very Excessiveness Prevents The Lover's Being Jealous.

Gracefulness Is To The Body What Understanding Is To The Mind.

To Praise Princes For Virtues They Do Not Possess Is To Insult Them Without Fear Of Consequences.

We Often Make Use Of Envenomed Praise, That Reveals On The Rebound, As It Were, Defects In Those Praised Which We Dare Not Exposeany Other Way.