Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please.
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Philosophy triumphs easily over past and future evils But present evils triumph over it.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We need greater virtues to sustain good fortune than bad.
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We should often be ashamed of our very best actions, if the world only saw the motives which caused them.
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A man's worth has its season, like fruit.
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We are never either so fortunate or so misfortunate as we imagine.
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However brilliant an action, it should not be esteemed great unless the result of a great motive.
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