"I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race " — Honore de Balzac

As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before

A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father

If you wish to be held in esteem, you must associate only with those who are esteemable

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within

The great hope of society is in individual character

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