"When our vices desert us, we flatter..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
When our vices desert us, we flatter ourselves that we are deserting our vices.
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“The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.”
“Therefore, in order not to have to rob his subjects, to be able to defend himself, not to become poor and contemptible, and not to be forced to become rapacious, a prince must consider it of little importance if he incurs the name of miser, for this is one of the vices that permits him to rule.”
“It is a great thing to know your vices.”