There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDRepentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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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 easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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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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It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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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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We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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