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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.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Death Fixedly Look Man Neither Nor Sun
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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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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Creator Design Fewer Great Passion Soul Virtue
Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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Confidence Contribution Conversion More
Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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Bad Currency Five Flattery Kind Money Vanity
There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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Bad Dangerous Devoid Goodness People Quiet
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
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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Achievement Apt Exact Flatter Great Men Own Themselves Truth
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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Access Become Crime Even Glorious Number Splendor
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
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Anyone Expect Keep Ourselves Secret Unable
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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Affection Effect Hatred Judge Love Most Resemble
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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Gratitude Hope Making Most Secret
It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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Also Enough Great Manage Quality

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