We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThere are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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Taste may change, but inclination never.
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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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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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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 are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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