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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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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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Acknowledge Appear Fault From Great Make One Small
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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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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Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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