Never expect justice from a vain man; if he has the negative magnanimity not to disparage you, it is the most you can expect.
Washington AllstonFame has no necessary conjunction with praise; it may exist without the breath of a word: it is a recognition of excellence which must be felt, but need not be spoken. Even the envious must feel it: feel it, and hate in silence.
Washington AllstonThe most intangible, and therefore the worst, kind of a lie is a half truth. This is the peculiar device of a conscientious detractor.
Washington Allston