The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDTimidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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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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It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.
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Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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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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We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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There 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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The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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