Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThe passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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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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We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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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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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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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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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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