Success causes us to be more praised than known.
A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
Friends are rare for, the good reason that men are not common.
Everything that is exquisite hides itself.
Not all of those to whom we do good love us, neither do all those to whom we do evil hate us.
What is slander? A verdict of "guilty" pronounced in the absence of the accused, with closed doors, without defence or appeal, by an interested and prejudiced judge.