Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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It is not in the power of even the most crafty dissimulation to conceal love long, where it really is, nor to counterfeit it long where it is not.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
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Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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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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Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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