If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.
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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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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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The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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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 virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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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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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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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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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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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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