What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThose who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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