It is not in everyone's power to secure wealth, office, or honors; but everyone may be good, generous, and wise.
Luc de ClapiersMen dissimulate their dearest, most constant, and most virtuous inclination from weakness and a fear of being condemned.
Luc de ClapiersMen sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.
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