Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen.

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.

Though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair.

Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not that the public eye should be entirely avoided, for ...