We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThere are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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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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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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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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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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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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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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