Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified.
True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can any feigned thing be lasting.
The character of a people may be ruined by charity.
