“It is very queer, but not the less true, that people are generally quite as vain, or even more so, of their deficiencies than of their available gifts; as was Hepzibah of this native inapplicability, so to speak, of the Pyncheons to any useful purpose.” VainBoastNobilityBragLazynessUseless TalentsHouse Of The Seven GablesHigh Class Style Book:The house of the seven gables Source: The house of the seven gables