Weakness is the only fault that is incorrigible.
“Self-interest speaks all manner of tongues and plays all manner of parts, even that of disinterestedness.”
“Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering.”
“The mind is always the patsy of the heart.”
“A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.”
“We are all men, feeble, frail, and apt to faint.”
“Consciously or unconsciously, health can be transmitted. A very strong man, living with a weak man, will make him a little stronger, whether he knows it or not.”
“We endeavor to make a virtue of the faults we are unwilling to correct.”
“Some people displease with merit, and others' very faults and defects are pleasing.”
“There are some faults which, when well managed, make a greater figure than virtue itself.”
