If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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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Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.
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We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
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The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.
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