Where there is much pretension, much has been borrowed; nature never pretends.

Where there is much pretension, much has been borrowed; nature never pretends.

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.

Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.

Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.

To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified.

To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified.

The only good in pretending is the fun we get out of fooling ourselves that we fool somebody.

The only good in pretending is the fun we get out of fooling ourselves that we fool somebody.

The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.

The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.