Fools through false shame, conceal their open wounds.
The common people are but ill judges of a man's merits; they are slaves to fame, and their eyes are dazzled with the pomp of titles and large retinue. No wonder, then, that they bestow their honors on those who least deserve them.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
God can change the lowest to the highest, abase the proud, and raise the humble.
Be prepared to go mad with fixed rule and method.
Punishment closely follows guilt as its companion.