The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.
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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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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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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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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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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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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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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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In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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