The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
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In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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Though 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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No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.
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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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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
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Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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