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Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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It is not in the power of even the most crafty dissimulation to conceal love long, where it really is, nor to counterfeit it long where it is not.
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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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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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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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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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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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Better Faithful Force Love Man Must Unfaithfulness
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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Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.
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All Credit Duty Keep Lazy Other Timidity Use Virtue
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Flatter Halm never Ourselves
Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
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Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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Certain Doubt Entirely Jealous Madness Soon Upon
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
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Anyone Converse Distrust Else Great More Sincerity Still Truth Yet

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