A man may have intelligence enough to excel in a particular thing and lecture on it, and yet not have sense enough to know he ought to be silent on some other subject of which he has but a slight knowledge; if such an illustrious man ventures beyond the bounds of his capacity, he loses his way and talks like a fool.
Jean de la BruyereThe shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interest to promote yours.
Jean de la BruyereWhen we are dead we are praised by those who survive us, though we frequently have no other merit than that of being no longer alive.
Jean de la Bruyere