We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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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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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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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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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
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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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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Taste may change, but inclination never.
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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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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 always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
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