Jean-Francois de La Harpe quotes:

Superstition changes a man to a beast, fanaticism makes him a wild beast, and despotism a beast of burden.

To exaggerate is to weaken.

We never forget those who make us blush.

Our self-love can be resigned to the sacrifice of everything but itself.

We always weaken whatever we exaggerate.

To teach successfully we must tell all we know, but only what is adaptable to the student.

We weaken what we exaggerate.