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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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Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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Cannot Herat Mind Play Role
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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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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Despise Vice Virtue
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Calculation More Often Treacherous Weakness
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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All Come Despite Experience Find Fresh Ourselves Several Stage Together Year
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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Being Clever Desire Keep Often Seem
Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
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Blood Great Habit Inclination Make People Young
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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Acquire All Bless Friend Great Least Take True
Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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Accident Folly Help Little Necessary Out Some

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