In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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 word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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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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Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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