A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDOur actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.
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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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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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Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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