Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDNothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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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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Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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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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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.
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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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