No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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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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We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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Usually we praise only to be praised.
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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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