In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDFew things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.
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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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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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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
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It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
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If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
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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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Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.
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