"There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men."
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"People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not."
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"We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears."
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"The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies."
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"Sincerity is an openness of heart; we find it in very few people; what we usually see is only an artful dissimulation to win the confidence of others."
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"We pardon to the extent that we love."
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"Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them."
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"A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire."
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"Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers."
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"Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example."
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"Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully"
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"The only thing constant in life is change"
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"To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die."
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"Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness."
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"Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue."
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"Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character."
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"We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger."
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"Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised."
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"The man who leaves a woman best pleased with herself is the one whom she will soonest wish to see."
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"Humility is often only feigned submission which people use to render others submissive. It is a subterfuge of pride which lowers itself in order to rise."
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