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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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Before Could Perfect Valid Whole Witness
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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Achievement Apt Exact Flatter Great Men Own Themselves Truth
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Already Examine Happy Heart Posses Set Upon
We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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Accept Find Opinion Seldom Sense Those
Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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Consequence Done Fear Much Remorse Repentance
There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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Ashamed Been Each Few Longer Love Not Other People
The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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Cheat Cun One Other Self Sure Think
When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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Claim Desire Disc Praise Second Show Time
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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Absence Candle Diminishes Extinguish Fan Increase Mediocre Passion
Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can’t quite name.
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Act Being Head Inside Light Name Old People Perhaps Quiet Room
One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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Fortunate Imagine never One
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Due More Passion Resist Strength Weakness
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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Boast Disposition Good Interest Moist Self Tender Urge
The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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Always Heart Mind
Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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Great Incurable Matter Mind Occupy Small

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