If We Did Not Flatter

Self-love Is The Greatest Of All Flatterers.

There Are Certain Defects Which, Well-mounted, Glitter Like Virtue Itself.

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 Often See Malefactors, When They Are Led To Execution, Put On Resolution And A Contempt Of Death Which, In Truth, Is Nothing Else But Fearing To Look It In The Face--so That This Pretended Bravery May Very Truly Be Said To Do The Same Good Office To Their Mind That The Blindfold Does To Their Eyes.

Humility Is Often A False Front We Employ To Gain Power Over Others.