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La Rochefoucauld 365: There are virtues which degenerate into vices when they arise from Nature, an...
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There are virtues which degenerate into vices when they arise from Nature, and others which when acquired are never perfect. For example, reason must teach us to manage our estate and our confidence, while Nature should have given us goodness and valour.
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François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665) · laroch_365
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