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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes: There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted.
         

There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted.


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To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

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No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.

No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.



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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.



Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.



We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.



It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.



One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.

One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.



We are much harder on people who betray us in small ways than on people who betray others in great ones.

We are much harder on people who betray us in small ways than on people who betray others in great ones.



Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.

Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.



In all aspects of life, we take on a part and an appearance to seem to be what we wish to be--and thus the world is merely composed of actors.

In all aspects of life, we take on a part and an appearance to seem to be what we wish to be--and thus the world is merely composed of actors.





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