Nothing is so contagious as an example. We never do great good or evil without bringing about more of the same on the part of others.
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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
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
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Jealousy is, in some sort, rational and just it aims at the preservation of a good which belongs, or which we think belongs, to us whereas envy is a frenzy that cannot endure, even in idea, the good of others.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Sincerity is an open heart. Few people show it usually what we see is an imitation put on to snare the confidence of others.
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