Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDHowever rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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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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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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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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Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.
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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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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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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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