"When I said that he improved on acquaintance, I did not mean that his mind or his manners were in a state of improvement, but that, from knowing him better, his disposition was better understood."
– Quand je dis qu’il gagne a etre connu, je ne veux pas dire que ses manieres ou sa tournure d’esprit s’améliorent, mais qu’en le connaissant plus intimement, on est a meme de mieux l’apprécier.