Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.

One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.

Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.

Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.

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.

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if...

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if...

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...

We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others.

We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others.

We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look...

We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look...

We should often blush for our very best actions, if the world did but see...

We should often blush for our very best actions, if the world did but see...

Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them...

There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend 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...

Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish...

Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish...

Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.

Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.

We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.

We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.

The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.

The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.

We always get bored with those whom we bore.

We always get bored with those whom we bore.

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

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

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...

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...