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.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
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The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
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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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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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