There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDIn most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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In sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
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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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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.
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One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
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