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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
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Action Best Feel Move Produce Shame Should World
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
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Advice Bad Compensate Example Give Inability Love Old People Set
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Due More Passion Resist Strength Weakness
Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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Consequence Done Fear Much Remorse Repentance
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
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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Creator Design Fewer Great Passion Soul Virtue
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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Boast Disposition Good Interest Moist Self Tender Urge
The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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Cheat Cun One Other Self Sure Think
On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Death Fixedly Look Man Neither Nor Sun
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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Fool Forever Head Heart Make
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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Counterfeit Deceive Judgement Reproduce Truth Well

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