To converse with Scandal is to play at Losing Loadum, you must lose a good name to him, before you can win it for yourself.
William CongreveTo find a young fellow that is neither a wit in his own eye, nor a fool in the eye of the world, is a very hard task.
William CongreveHe who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.
William Congreve