In our ideals we unwittingly reveal our vices.
We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.
In politics, yesterday's lie is attacked only to flatter today's.
There are things that don't deserve to be said briefly.
It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths.
We bestow on others praise in which we do not believe, on condition that in return they bestow upon us praise in which we do.