\"But，prudentasthisladywas，shemadememiserable。Herpersonwasfarfrombeinglovely，buthertemperwasintolerable。
Duringfifteenyears’habitation，Ineverpassedasingledaywithoutheartilycursingher，andthehourinwhichwecametogether。TheonlycomfortIreceived，inthemidstofthehighesttorments，wasfromcontinuallyhearingtheprudenceofmymatchcommendedbyallmyacquaintance。
\"Thusyousee，intheaffairsoflove，Iboughtthereputationofwisdomprettydear。InothermattersIhaditsomewhatcheaper;
notthathypocrisy，whichwasthepriceIgaveforit，givesonenopain。Ihaverefusedmyselfathousandlittleamusementswithafeignedcontempt，whileIhavereallyhadaninclinationtothem。Ihaveoftenalmostchokedmyselftorestrainfromlaughingatajest，and（whichwasperhapstomyselftheleasthurtfulofallmyhypocrisy）haveheartilyenjoyedabookinmyclosetwhichIhavespokenwithdetestationofinpublic。Tosumupmyhistoryinshort，asIhadfewadventuresworthremembering，mywholelifewasoneconstantlie;andhappywouldithavebeenformeifIcouldasthoroughlyhaveimposedonmyselfasIdidonothers：forreflection，ateveryturn，wouldoftenremindmeIwasnotsowiseaspeoplethoughtme;andthisconsiderablyembitteredthepleasureIreceivedfromthepubliccommendationofmywisdom。Thisself—admonition，likeamementomoriormortalises，mustbe，inmyopinion，averydangerousenemytoflattery：indeed，aweightsufficienttocounterbalanceallthefalsepraiseoftheworld。Butwhetheritbethatthegeneralityofwisemendonotreflectatall，orwhethertheyhave，fromaconstantimpositiononothers，contractedsuchahabitofdeceitastodeceivethemselves，Iwillnotdetermine：
itis，Ibelieve，mostcertainthatveryfewwisemenknowthemselveswhatfoolstheyare，morethantheworlddoth。Goodgods！couldonebutseewhatpassesintheclosetofwisdom！howridiculousasightmustitbetobeholdthewiseman，whodespisesgratifyinghispalate，devouringcustard;thesoberwisemanwithhisdram—bottle;or，theanti—carnalist（ifImaybeallowedtheexpression）chucklingoverab——dybookorpicture，andperhapscaressinghishouse—maid！