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Themselves Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the…
- They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.
- The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
- Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.
- Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest of their lives fortunate and unfortunate in being cured of them.
- There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the…
- Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is…
- Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to…
- Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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