Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDInnocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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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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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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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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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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We pardon to the extent that we love.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Though 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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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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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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Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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