What keeps us from abandoning ourselves entirely to one vice, often, is the fact that we have several.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests,...

What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests,...

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second...

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second...

Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part...

Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part...

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to...

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to...

The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.

The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.

People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.

People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.

The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.

The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.

Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.

Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so...

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so...

It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold, than of...

It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold, than of...

Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with...

Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with...

We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.

We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.

Taste may change, but inclination never.

Taste may change, but inclination never.

There is more self-love than love in jealousy

There is more self-love than love in jealousy

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...

That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least...

That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least...

There is no disguise that can for long conceal love where it exists or simulate...

There is no disguise that can for long conceal love where it exists or simulate...

We all want Great Love because this is how we are built. We so often...

We all want Great Love because this is how we are built. We so often...

We loved with a love that was more than love.

We loved with a love that was more than love.

If I am not worth the wooing, I am surely not worth the winning.

If I am not worth the wooing, I am surely not worth the winning.