“He realized...that the loudest are the least sincere, that arrogance is a quality of the ignorant, and that flatterers tend to be vicious. ”
“Better not flatter if you ain't sincere.”
“The quality of gifts depends on the sincerity of the giver.”
“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”
“a grin that wasn't natural, and that combined in a strange way affection and arrogance, the arrogance of the idealist who doesn't realize how easily he can be fooled.”
“I tend to doubt the sincerity of people who claim to be humble.”