When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDOne can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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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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That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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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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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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