As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDJealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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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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The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.
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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon 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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Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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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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To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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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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We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
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Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
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We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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