Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
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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 come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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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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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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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 pardon to the extent that we love.
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