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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.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
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
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
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Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
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To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
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The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
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