The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDPerfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal 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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Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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