Only those few people who practice it believe in goodness.
There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.
So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.
The mediocre always feel as if they're fighting for their lives when confronted by the excellent.
Even virtue is an art; and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs.
That bad manners are so prevalent in the world is the fault of good manners.