The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don't know where I would be without it.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Weakness is the only fault that is incorrigible.
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Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
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Truth does not do so much good in the world, As the appearance of it does evil.
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Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please.
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