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The earliest desire of succeeding is almost always a prognostic of success.

The earliest desire of succeeding is almost always a prognostic of success.

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Success, Desire, Succeed

There are few persons of greater worth than their reputation; but how many are there whose worth is far short of their reputation!

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Reputation, Persons, Greater
François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.160

It is having in some measure a sort of wit to know how to use the wit of others.

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Use, Wit, Know How
duc de François La Rochefoucauld, François La Rochefoucauld (duc de), King of Poland Stanisław, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral reflections, sentences and maxims of Francis, duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.173

Science when well-digested is nothing but good sense and reason.

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Science, Reason, Wells
duc de François La Rochefoucauld, François La Rochefoucauld (duc de), King of Poland Stanisław, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral reflections, sentences and maxims of Francis, duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.159

Where religion speaks, reason has only a right to hear.

Stanisław I Leszczyński
Speak, Reason
François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.153

Reason shows us our duty; he who can make us love our duty is more powerful than reason itself.

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Powerful, Reason, Duty

Those who ought to be secure from calumny are generally those who avoid it least.

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Calumny, Secure, Ought
François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.154

None are rash when they are not seen by anybody.

Stanisław I Leszczyński
Rashness

Politeness has been defined to be artificial good-nature; but we may affirm, with much greater propriety, that good-nature is natural politeness.

Stanisław I Leszczyński
May, Natural, Politeness
duc de François La Rochefoucauld, François La Rochefoucauld (duc de), King of Poland Stanisław, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral reflections, sentences and maxims of Francis, duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.178

The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregularity of our lives.

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Taste, Irregularity, Occasions
François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.158

The Word of God proves the truth of religion; the corruption of man, its necessity; government, its advantages.

Stanisław I Leszczyński
Men, Religion, Corruption
François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.153

In all sorts of government man is made to believe himself free, and to be in chains.

Stanisław I Leszczyński
Believe, Men, Made
François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.164

Is it not astonishing that the love of repose keeps us in continual agitation?

Stanisław I Leszczyński
Agitation, Repose, Astonishing
François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.164

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