When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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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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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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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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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Taste may change, but inclination never.
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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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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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There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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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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Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
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