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Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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Envy Inspire Moderate Much Pride Sometimes
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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Cheat Cun One Other Self Sure Think
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Due More Passion Resist Strength Weakness
Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
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Blood Great Habit Inclination Make People Young
There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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Better Constantly Good Man Observation Proof Truly
When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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Better Faithful Force Love Man Must Unfaithfulness
Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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Alone Both Compulsion Contribute Fortune Generous Hero Nature Part
The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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Always Love never Reason Talk Themselves Wear
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
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Company Fool Greatly Loss Man Witty
In sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
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Business Deprive Involve Self Love Simply Steady Sum
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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Achievement Apt Exact Flatter Great Men Own Themselves Truth
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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Love Man might Mistake Mistress Own Sake Think

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