The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDNo 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.
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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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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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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.
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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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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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Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.
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To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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