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 ROCHEFOUCAULDNothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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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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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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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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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
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In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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