We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of...

It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of...

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these...

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these...

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

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...

Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition...

Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition...

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...

Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either...

Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either...

There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.

There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.

How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet...

How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet...

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.

Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil...

Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil...

In love we often doubt what we most believe.

In love we often doubt what we most believe.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

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...

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...

The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody...

The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody...

However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it...

However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it...

Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.

Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of...

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of...