Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDRidicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.
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Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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