Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThough 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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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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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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We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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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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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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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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In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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