Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThe desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
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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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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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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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