The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
Francois de La RochefoucauldPraise 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.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld