We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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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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No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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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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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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