As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWhy can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
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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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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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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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A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
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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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Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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