We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.
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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
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Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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