Of such people there are countless numbers in this world⁠—far more even than appear. They can be divided into two classes as all men can⁠—that is, those of limited intellect, and those who are much cleverer. The former of these classes is the happier.

To a commonplace man of limited intellect, for instance, nothing is simpler than to imagine himself an original character, and to revel in that belief without the slightest misgiving.