We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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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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Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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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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He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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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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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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