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 ROCHEFOUCAULDThose who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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Usually we praise only to be praised.
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What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received; it is.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them.
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Taste may change, but inclination never.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.
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