Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive...

We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive...

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.

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...

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity...

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity...

Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they...

Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they...

Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.

Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.

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

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

However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.

However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.

There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.

We easily forgive our friends those faults that do no affect us ourselves.

We easily forgive our friends those faults that do no affect us ourselves.

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...

In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to...

In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to...

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...

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to...

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to...

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...