We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThe sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
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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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If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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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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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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