To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Truth does not do so much good in the world, As the appearance of it does evil.
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It is a common fault never to be satisfied with our fortune, nor dissatisfied with our understanding.
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True eloquence consists in saying all that should be said, and that only.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please.
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Our strength exceeds our will how often we say things are impossible when we are looking for an excuse.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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