The man whom no one pleases is much more unhappy than the man who pleases no one.

We are much harder on people who betray us in small ways than on people who betray others in great ones.

Gratitude is a useless word. You will find it in a dictionary but not in life.

Narrowness of mind is often the cause of obstinacy; we do not easily believe beyond what we see.

The gallantry of the mind consists in agreeable flattery.

There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one's skill.

Praise is a more ingenious, concealed, and subtle kind of flattery, that satisfies both the giver and the receiver, though by verydifferent ways. The one accepts it as a reward due to his merit; the other gives it that he may be looked upon as a just and discerning person.