Nous aimons toujours ceux qui nous admirent; et nous n'aimons pas toujours ceux que nous admirons. - François de La Rochefoucauld

All men want to be different, and to be greater than they are; they seek for an air other than their own, and a mind different from what they possess; they take their style and manner at chance. They make experiments upon themselves without considering that what suits one person will not suit everyone, that there is no universal rule for taste or manners, and that there are no good copies.

Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.

Ce n'est pas assez d'avoir de grandes qualités, il en faut avoir l'économie.