"We rarely ever perceive others as being sensible, except for those who agree with us."
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"The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy."
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"The constancy of sages is nothing but the art of locking up their agitation in their hearts."
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"The art of putting into play mediocre qualities often begets more reputation than is achieved by true merit."
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"The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example."
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"As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing."
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"Sobriety is love of health, or inability to eat much."
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"The constancy of the wise is only the talent of concealing the agitation of their hearts."
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"Sometimes in life situations develop that only the half-crazy can get out of."
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"We speak little if not egged on by vanity."
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"Familiarity is a suspension of almost all the laws of civility, which libertinism has introduced into society under the notion of ease."
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"Nature has concealed at the bottom of our minds talents and abilities of which we are not aware."
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"The intellect is always fooled by the heart."
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"Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever."
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"Tricks and treachery are merely proofs of lack of skill."
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"It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible."
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"Envy is destroyed by true friendship, as coquetry by true love."
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"To know how to hide one's ability is great skill."
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"There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade."
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"A man's worth has its season, like fruit."
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