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We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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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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There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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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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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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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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