Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDIf we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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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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Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Usually we praise only to be praised.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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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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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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