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• What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough
  for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams....
• Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.
  -- Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld...
• Self-love is the greatest of flatterers. -- Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
• The most certain sign of being born with great qualities is to be born without envy.
  -- Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld...
• The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 377...
• Egotist: A man who thinks that if he hadn't been born, people would have wondered why.
  -- Dan Po...
• We should be glad we're living in the time that we are.
  If any of us had been born into a more enlightened age, I'm sure we would have immediately been taken out and shot....
• Every man who possesses power is impelled to abuse it. -- Baron de La Brede et de Montesquieu
• Almost in every kingdom the most ancient families have been at first princes' bastard
  heir worthiest captains, best wits, greatest scholars, bravest spirits in all our annals, have been base [born]....