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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Death Fixedly Look Man Neither Nor Sun
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Homage Hypocrisy Pay Vice Virtue
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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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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If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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Ourselves Outward Peace Seek Source
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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Ambition Disguised Generously Interest Order Overlook Secure Seem Small
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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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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Body Defect Fault Imagination Mind Taken Wound
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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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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Decency Law Least Most Observe Strict
As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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Always Heart Mind
A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Fruit Man Season Worth

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