It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDSome accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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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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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
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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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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own.
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How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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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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Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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