Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking...

The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking...

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

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

Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.

Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.

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

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

Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones...

Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones...

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to...

There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to...

A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others.

A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others.

The mind is always the patsy of the heart.

The mind is always the patsy of the heart.

The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all...

The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all...

The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.

The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.

What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests,...

What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests,...

Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of...

Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of...

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.

The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.

Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.

Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.

The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or...

The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or...

Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites.

Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites.

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors