The first lover is kept a long while, when no offer is made of a second.
From Francois de La Rochefoucauld
There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others.
We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.
The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody has sought after them.
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
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