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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.
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Anyone Before Capable Doing Perfect Various Without
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Easier General Know Men Particular
When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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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
What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them.
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Assistance Bear Cut Form Jealous Make Pain Vanity
We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Calculation More Often Treacherous Weakness
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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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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Accept Birthplace Heart Mine One Remain Speech
A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Fruit Man Season Worth
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Desire Esteemed Oneself Politeness Treat
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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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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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
The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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Agreeable Conversation Each Few Intend Other People Reason Say Think

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