A Refusal Of Praise Is A Desire

Tricks And Treachery Are Merely Proofs Of Lack Of Skill.

Humility Is The Worst Form Of Conceit.

Affected Simplicity Is A Subtle Imposture.

He Is Not To Pass For A Man Of Reason Who Stumbles Upon Reason By Chance But He Who Knows It And Can Judge It And Has A True Taste For It.

Youth Changes Its Tastes By The Warmth Of Its Blood; Age Retains Its Tastes By Habit.