A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.

The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity.

A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.

Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain.

Whoever blushes confesses guilt, true innocence never feels shame.

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it.