If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWhat men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received; it is.
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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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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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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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We pardon to the extent that we love.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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