A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWhen 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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Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
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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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If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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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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If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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