Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Those who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great ones.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Flattery is counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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There is no disguise that can for long conceal love where it exists or simulate it where it does not.
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However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.
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When we are unable to find tranquillity within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
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