If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDIt is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
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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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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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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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