Our repentance is not so much regret for the ill we have done as fear of the ill that may happen to us in consequence.
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It is not a great misfortune to be of service to ingrates, but it is an intolerable one to be obliged to a dishonest man.
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Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.
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To be deceived by our enemies or betrayed by our friends in insupportable; yet by ourselves we are often content to be so treated.
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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not remember how often we have recounted it to the same person
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It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.
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There is no accident so disastrous that a clever man cannot derive some profit from it nor any so fortunate that a fool cannot turn it to his disadvantage.
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We do not regret the loss of our friends by reasons of their merit, but because of our needs and for the good opinion that we believed them to have held of us.
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We should manage our fortunes as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity.
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