In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWhen a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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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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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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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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We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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