Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDSome counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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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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Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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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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Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
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A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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