A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDHypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
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Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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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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It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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Taste may change, but inclination never.
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We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
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