Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDQuarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
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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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Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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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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