Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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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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Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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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 say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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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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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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