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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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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The defects of the understanding, like those of the face, grow worse as we grow old.
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Everyone complains of his memory no one complains of his judgment.
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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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