We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together.
From Jean de la Bruyere
This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.
A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.
The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.
Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father.
If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.
Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.
The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.
I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly at least, but such a person is not to be found.
The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation.
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