One is never deceived; one deceives oneself.
The best pleasures of this world are not quite true.
An actor should take lessons from a painter and a sculptor.
What have the Germans gained by their boasted freedom of the press, except the liberty of abusing each other as they like?
The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.
No two people see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will often apply the same principle, recognized by both, differently. Even one and the same person won't always maintain the same views and judgments: earlier convictions must give way to later ones.