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The art of being able to make good use of moderate abilities wins esteem, and often acquires more reputation than actual brilliancy.

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How can we expect another to guard our secret if we have not been able to guard it ourselves?

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However much we may distrust men's sincerity, we always believe they speak to us more sincerely than to others.

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Truth does less good in the world than its appearances do harm.

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Vanity is the greatest of all flatterers.

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When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves with the credit of having left them.

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