The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.
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Philosophy triumphs easily over past and future evils But present evils triumph over it.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Indolence and timidity often keep us to our duty, while our virtue carries off all the credit of doing so.
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A man of wit could often be embarrassed without the company of fools.
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Bodily labor alleviates the pains of the mind and from this arises the happiness of the poor.
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Perseverance merits neither blame nor praise it is only the duration of our inclinations and sentiments, which we can neither create nor extinguish.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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