If anyone meets us who owes us a debt of gratitude, it immediately crosses our mind. How often can we meet some one to whom we owe gratitude, without thinking of it!
To communicate oneself is Nature; to receive a communication as it is given is Culture.
No one would speak much in society if he were aware how often we misunderstand others.
It is only because we have not understood a thing that we cannot repeat it without alteration.
To make a long speech in the presence of others without flattering your audience, is to rouse dislike.