Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThere is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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Taste may change, but inclination never.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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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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Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
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We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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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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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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