The best is the enemy of the good.
This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it.
We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.
The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.
The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.
By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.