Vanity is so constantly solicitous of self, that even where its own claims are not interested, it indirectly seeks the aliment which it loves, by showing how little is deserved by others.
William Gilmore SimmsThe effect of character is always to command consideration. We sport and toy and laugh with men or women who have none, but we never confide in them.
William Gilmore SimmsTears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy.
William Gilmore Simms