It is sure that those are most desirous of honour or glory who cry out loudest of its abuse and the vanity of the world.
Baruch SpinozaHow would it be possible if salvation were ready to our hand, and could without great labor be found, that it should be by almost all men neglected? But all things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
Baruch SpinozaMen govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza