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- Hope is the last thing that dies in man; and though it be exceedingly deceitful, yet it is of this good use to us, that…
- Vanity, shame, and above all disposition, often make men brave and women chaste.
- It is not always from valor or from chastity that men are brave, and women chaste.
- The happiness and unhappiness of men depends as much on their ethics as on fortune.
- He is a truly virtuous man who wishes always to be open to the observation of honest men.
- There are no events so disastrous that adroit men do not draw some advantage from them, nor any so fortunate that the imprudent cannot turn…
- A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus can he persuade others, as well as himself, that he…
- Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples.
- We label judges with having the meanest motives, and yet we desire that our reputation and fame should depend upon the judgment of men, who…
- Love of glory, fear of shame, greed for fortune, the desire to make life agreeable and comfortable, and the wish to depreciate others - all…
- A clever man should handle his interests so that each will fall in suitable order of their value.
- The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.
- It is easier to understand mankind in general than any individual man.
- A man's happiness or unhappiness depends as much on his temperament as on his destiny.
- A clever man reaps some benefit from the worst catastrophe, and a fool can turn even good luck to his disadvantage.
- Most people judge men by their success or their good fortune.
- We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them.
- A man, in order to establish himself in the world, does everything he can to appear established there.
- Nothing ought more to humiliate men who have merited great praise than the care they still take to boast of little things.
- Love of fame, fear of disgrace, schemes for advancement, desire to make life comfortable and pleasant, and the urge to humiliate others are often at…
- The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune.
- To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune.
- Men would not live in society long if they were not each others dupes.
- However much we may distrust men's sincerity, we always believe they speak to us more sincerely than to others.
- There is scarcely any man sufficiently clever to appreciate all the evil he does.
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