A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
It is the admirer of himself, and not the admirer of virtue, that thinks himself superior to others
Nor is it always in the most distinguished achievements that men's virtues or vices may be best discovered but very often an action of small note, a short saying, or a jest, shall distinguish a person's real character more than the greatest sieges, or the most important battle.
It is an observation no less just than common, that there is no stronger test of a man's real character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice.
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