No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThe accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
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Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.
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If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own.
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