One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDHope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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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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Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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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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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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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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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
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