Every character is in some respects uniform, and in others inconsistent; and it is only by the study both of the uniformity and inconsistency, and a comparison of them with each other, that the knowledge of man is acquired.
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron BrookeWe are not slow at discovering the selfishness of others; for this plain reason--because it clashes with our own.
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron BrookeThe criterion of true beauty is that it increases on examination; if false, that it lessens.
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron BrookeHow seldom is generosity perfect and pure! How often do men give because it throws a certain inferiority on those who receive, and superiority on themselves!
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke