The exceeding delight we take in talking about ourselves should give us cause to fear that we are giving but very little pleasureto our listeners.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe own up to minor failings, but only so as to convince others that we have no major ones.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe do not like to praise, and seldom praise anyone without self-interest.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld