How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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The heart is forever making the head its fool.

The heart is forever making the head its fool.

As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.

As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as...

The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as...

The intellect is always fooled by the heart.

The intellect is always fooled by the heart.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

Chance corrects us of many faults that reason would not know how to correct.

Chance corrects us of many faults that reason would not know how to correct.

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves...

People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves...

Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.

Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.

Of all our faults, the one that we excuse most easily is idleness.

Of all our faults, the one that we excuse most easily is idleness.

If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.

If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.

We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.

We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors

We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.

We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.

The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.

The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.

There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.

There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.

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...

How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet...

How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet...