Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDIn most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
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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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Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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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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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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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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