Affected simplicity is an elegant imposture.
We make promises to the extent that we hope-and keep them to the extent that we fear.
The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others.
Tricks and treachery are merely proofs of lack of skill.
Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
There are some persons who only disgust with their abilities, there are persons who please even with their faults.