Very different is that restless desire of distinction, that passion for theatrical display, which inflames the heart and occupies the whole attention of vain men.

* * * The truly good man is jealous over himself, lest the notoriety of his best actions, by blending itself with their motive, should diminish their value; the vain man performs the same actions for the sake of that notoriety.

The good man quietly discharges his duty, and shuns ostentation; the vain man considers every good deed lost that is not publickly displayed.

The one is intent upon realities, the other upon semblances: the one aims to _be_ virtuous, the other to _appear_ so."-- ROBERT HALL: _Sermon on Modern Infidelity_.
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_From Washington's Farewell Address .-- Example written in 1796_.
"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports.