Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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A man's worth has its season, like fruit.

A man's worth has its season, like fruit.

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.

Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.

Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.

We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom...

We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom...

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become...

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become...

We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire.

We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire.

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

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,...

Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of...

Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of...

What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity...

What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity...

Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.

Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.

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.

The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having...

The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having...

We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the...

We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the...

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.

It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.

It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.

It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.

It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.

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.

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words,...

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words,...