No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDIn the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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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 more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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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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The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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