"The virtues and vices are all put..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“One man may be more cunning than another, but no one can be more cunning than all the world.”

“The desire to be thought clever often prevents a man from becoming so.”

“In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.”

“Noble be man, helpful and good!”

“Character is far more important than intellect in making a man a good citizen or successful at his calling- meaning by character not only such qualities as honesty and truthfulness, but courage, perseverance and self-reliance.”

“None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try.”

“When our vices desert us, we flatter ourselves that we are deserting our vices.”

“We often credit ourselves with vices the reverse of what we have, thus when weak we boast of our obstinacy.”

“There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.”