Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own.
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We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
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Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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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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