Self-love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world.
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There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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It is to be a truly virtuous man to wish to be always exposed to the view of virtuous people.
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As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.
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