There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDIf we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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We pardon to the extent that we love.
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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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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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In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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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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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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