That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDMen give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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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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Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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