Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThere are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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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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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
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Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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