We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThe happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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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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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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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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Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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