No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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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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Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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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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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.
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