It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody.
The path to greatness is along with others.
They make the greatest show of what they have done, who have done least.
None is so perfect that he does not need at times the advice of others.
Excellence resides in quality, not in quantity. The best is always few and rare; much lowers value.
Everything foreign is respected, partly because it comes from afar, partly because it is ready made and perfect.