The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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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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In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
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Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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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 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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