Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.

To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of...

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of...

The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they...

The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they...

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become...

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become...

We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the...

We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the...

The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.

The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.

The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in...

The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in...

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these...

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these...

Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and...

Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and...

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure...

If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure...

The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking...

The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking...

Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.

Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.

We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally...

We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally...

As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.

As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.

It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.

Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.

There is nothing men are so generous of as advice.

There is nothing men are so generous of as advice.