Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThough men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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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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We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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Usually we praise only to be praised.
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Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.
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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.
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