We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
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If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
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There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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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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That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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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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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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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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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
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