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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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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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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can’t quite name.
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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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Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
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Atter Community Evil Find Hard Philosophy Vanquish
In sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
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All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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All Passion Commit Fault Love Make One Ridiculous
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Depend Fortune Happiest Men Mystery Temper
The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Behaviour Born Complete Indifference Perfect
Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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Complain Everyone Judgement Memory Nobody

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