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

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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Boast Disposition Good Interest Moist Self Tender Urge
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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Criticism Deceive Good People Prefer Wisdom
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk
We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Calculation More Often Treacherous Weakness
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish
It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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Almost Always Cease Fault Love Realize
Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.
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Always Concern Friend Loss Need Own Sense Worth
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Behaviour Born Complete Indifference Perfect
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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Evil Good Hero Well
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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Absence Candle Diminishes Extinguish Fan Increase Mediocre Passion
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Friendship However Less Love Rate True
There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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Bad Dangerous Devoid Goodness People Quiet
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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Accept Find Opinion Seldom Sense Those

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