We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDOne forgives to the degree that one loves.
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The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.
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Few 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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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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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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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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Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
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There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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