As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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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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Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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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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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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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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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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