"We endeavor to make a virtue of..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“Avarice is more directly opposed to thrift than generosity is.”

“We may say of agreeableness, as distinct from beauty, that it is a symmetry whose rules are unknown.”

“To establish ourselves in the world, we have to do all we can to appear established. To succeed in the world, we do everything we can to appear successful.”

“The more intelligent and cultured a man is, the more subtly he can humbug himself.”

“Like oneWho having into truth, by telling of it,Made such a sinner of his memory,To credit his own lie.”

“It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another.”

“Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others.”

“There are people who in spite of their merit disgust us and others who please us in spite of their faults.”

“Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.”