He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThere are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
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The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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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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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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