We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThere is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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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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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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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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If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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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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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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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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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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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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Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.
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What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received; it is.
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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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