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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.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.
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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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