Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
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One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.
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It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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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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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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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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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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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
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