Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good to the praise that deceives them.
Quotes By Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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A work can become modern only if it is first postmodern. Postmodernism thus...
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Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a...
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The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures they are safe...
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You can find women who have never had an affair but it is hard to find a...
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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One can find women who have never had one love affair but it is rare indeed...
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We give advice but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of...
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However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with yet...
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We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and...
Quotes About Good
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There's no regret. You can't regret. I mean I've felt regret but I've also...
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My mother gave lots of good advice and had a lot to say. As you get older...
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Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
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Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high...
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It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good...
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I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself. When I'm serene when I'm a...
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Do not think of your faults still less of other's faults look for what is...
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Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's...
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If you pursue good with labor the labor passes away but the good remains if...
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.