Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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