We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
When a man's acts are honest and just, it is hard to know if they result from righteousness or cleverness.
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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please.
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Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks seems to have a deference for the opinion of his friend, while he only aims to get approval of his own and make his friend responsible for his action. And he who gives advice repays the confidence supposed to be placed in him by a seemingly disinterested zeal, while he seldom means anything by his advice but his own interest or reputation.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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