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Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.
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Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.
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Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.
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It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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