Self-love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world.
Self-love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world.
Fortune and humor govern the world.
We should often be ashamed of our very best actions, if the world only saw the motives which caused them.
In all professions each affects a look and an exterior to appear what he wishes the world to believe that he is. Thus we may say that the whole world is made up of appearances.
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
We should often blush for our very best actions, if the world did but see all the motives upon which they were done.
Truth does not do so much good in the world, As the appearance of it does evil.
Self-love is the greatest flatterer in the world.
True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.
Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
There is such a thing as a general revolution which changes the taste of men as it changes the fortunes of the world.
To establish oneself in the world, one does all one can to seem established there already.
© 2020 Inspirational Stories
© 2020 Inspirational Stories