Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
What is denominated discretion in man we call cunning in brutes.
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
One should oblige everyone to the extent of one's ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
What God does, He does well.