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Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Calculation More Often Treacherous Weakness
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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Application Conquer Impossible Mean Resolution Themselves Thing
Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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Defect Displease Fault Meet Other People Please Some
We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own.
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Offensive Others Own Patience People Vanity
When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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Imagine Leave Them Vice
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
Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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Everything Impossible Mean Nothing Sufficient
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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Gratitude Hope Making Most Secret
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
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Flatter Halm never Ourselves
We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
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Acknowledge Appear Fault From Great Make One Small
The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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Only Some Surprise Thing
Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.
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Being Hinder Nature Nothing Ourselves Seem Strain
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Decency Law Least Most Observe Strict
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
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

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