The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.
You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.
Long is the road from conception to completion.
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.