Pride perceiving humility honorable often borrows her cloak. [ Proverb ]

We accuse women of insincerity without perceiving that they are more sincere with us than with themselves.

Excellence is never granted to man, but as the reward of labor. It argues, indeed, no small strength of mind to persevere in the habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advantages which, like the bands of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point, yet proceed so slowly as to escape observation. [ Sir Joshua Reynolds ]