In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe pardon to the extent that we love.
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Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
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There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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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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We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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