There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

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...

Usually we praise only to be praised.

Usually we praise only to be praised.

Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of...

Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of...

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...

People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.

People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of...

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of...

It is with an old love as it is with old age a man lives...

It is with an old love as it is with old age a man lives...

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

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

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.

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...

If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.

If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans...

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans...

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free...

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free...

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so...

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so...

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that...

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that...

At first we hope too much; later on, not enough

At first we hope too much; later on, not enough

From the dark end of the street -- To the bright side of the road...

From the dark end of the street -- To the bright side of the road...