We Would Rather Speak Ill Of Ourselves

Virtue Would Not Make Such Advances If There Were Not A Little Vanity To Keep It Company.

True Eloquence Consists In Saying All That Should Be Said, And That Only.

We Sometimes Think That We Hate Flattery, But We Only Hate The Manner In Which It Is Done. [fr., On Croit Quelquefoir Hair La Flatterie; Maid On Ne Hait Que A Maniere De Flatter.]

There Are Some Persons Who Only Disgust With Their Abilities, There Are Persons Who Please Even With Their Faults.

Some Counterfeits Reproduce So Very Well The Truth That It Would Be A Flaw Of Judgment Not To Be Deceived By Them.