To make clever people believe we are what we are not is in most instances harder than really to become what we want to seem to be.

To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation

To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation.

What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our mouths

The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth.

The highest level than can be reached by a mediocre but experienced mind is a talent for uncovering the weaknesses of those greater than itself.