Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
From Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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