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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 Rochefoucauld

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There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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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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A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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