Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThe only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.
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Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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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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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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