Shame is a secret pride; and pride is an error with regard to one's own worth, and an injustice with regard to what one has a mind to appear to others. (Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert)

Shame is a secret pride; and pride is an error with regard to one's own worth, and an injustice with regard to what one has a mind to appear to others.

Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert

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