Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
From Francois de La Rochefoucauld
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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