Pride which inspires us with so much envy, serves also to moderate it.
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To be deceived by our enemies or betrayed by our friends in insupportable yet by ourselves we are often content to be so treated.
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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved.
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Some men are like ballads, that are in everyone's mouth a little while.
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