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The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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Holy Live Think Wise Without
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
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
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Anyone Converse Distrust Else Great More Sincerity Still Truth Yet
We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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Always Love never Reason Talk Themselves Wear
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
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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Assistance Bear Cut Form Jealous Make Pain Vanity
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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Course Distrust Himself Safest Sincere
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually
Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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Envy Inspire Moderate Much Pride Sometimes
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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Altogether Best Dfiplease Friend Misfortune Something
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish
Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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Ambition Lead Love Offer Seldom

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