We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDJealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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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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We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
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