Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to...

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to...

We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find...

We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find...

Jealously is always born with love but it does not die with it.

Jealously is always born with love but it does not die with it.

The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices.

The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices.

There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade.

There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade.

There is more self-love than love in jealousy

There is more self-love than love in jealousy

We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.

We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.

The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they...

The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they...

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient...

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient...

We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of...

Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of...

Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either...

Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either...

Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.

Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.

When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly...

When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly...

How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to...

How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to...

Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness...

Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness...

Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they...

Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they...

People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.

People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.

You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to...

You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to...