Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThe passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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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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It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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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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We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
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Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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