The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDHowever greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
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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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There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.
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There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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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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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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Nothing 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 are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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