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Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk
Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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Accident Folly Help Little Necessary Out Some
In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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Almost Always Being Heart Human Passion Rise
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Despise Vice Virtue
We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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Comfort Easy Express Friend Occasion Ourself
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
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
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Anyone Converse Distrust Else Great More Sincerity Still Truth Yet
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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According Fera Hope Perform Promise
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue
Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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Confidence Contribution Conversion More
We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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Accept Find Opinion Seldom Sense Those
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
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Advice Bad Example Good Man Old Set Something Too
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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Evil Good Hero Well
Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.
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Application Impact Impraticall Men Fail Rather Success

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