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.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDIt is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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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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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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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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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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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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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.
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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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