"There are certain defects which, well-mounted, glitter..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“Our good qualities expose us more to hatred and persecution than all the ill we do.”

“The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age in which we live.”

“We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others.”

“Display is as false as it is costly.”

“I wasn't a pretty girl. I was six feet tall at 15, you know.”

“Do you set down your name in the scroll of youth, that are written down old with all the characters of age?”

“There are more defects in temperament than in the mind.”

“It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.”

“Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.”