The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDOn neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Usually we praise only to be praised.
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We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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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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We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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