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" A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others. "
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
He
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" To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die. "
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" When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness. "
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" The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again. "
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" The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune. "
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" In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another. "
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