The 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 BruyereFalse glory is the rock of vanity; it seduces men to affect esteem by things which they indeed possess, but which are frivolous, and which for a man to value himself on would be a scandalous error.
Jean de la BruyereA person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.
Jean de la Bruyere