“There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one's skill.”
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“We always like those who admire us; we do not always like those whom we admire.”
“We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.”
“Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.”
“Heresies have never been more than particular opinions, since they began with five or six men.”
“All demonstrated truth is necessary, eternal and immutable.”
“There is nothing worse than anarchy, that is to say living without government and without laws.”
“The first of all empires is that which one has over one's desires.”
“It is the greatest of all weaknesses to be too afraid of appearing weak.”
“Always tell the Truth : where it is not loved, it is respected and feared.”
“Learn the art of Silence; the wise Man that holds his Tongue, says more than the Fool who speaks.”
“Find out thy own Mistakes, and Failings, in order to amend them.”