Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDDecency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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