We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDIn sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
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In sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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We pardon to the extent that we love.
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We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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