Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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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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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.
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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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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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