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“Fortune turns all things to the advantage of those on whom she smiles.”

Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

French author known for his wit and moral maxims. His works delve deeply into the flaws of human nature and the hypocrisy of society. more

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“Our greediness so often troubles us, making us run after so many things at the same time, that while we too eagerly look after the least we miss the greatest.”

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“Neither love nor fire can subsist without perpetual motion; both cease to live so soon as they cease to hope, or to fear.”

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“There is real love just as there are real ghosts; every person speaks of it, few persons have seen it.”

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“What renders us so changeable in our friendship is, that it is difficult to know the qualities of the soul, but easy to know those of the mind.”

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“We often persuade ourselves to love people who are more powerful than we are, yet interest alone produces our friendship; we do not give our hearts away for the good we wish to do, but for that we expect to receive.”

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“Our distrust of another justifies his deceit.”

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“Everyone blames his memory, no one blames his judgment.”

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“The experiencing self lives in the moment; it is the one that answers the question, 'Does it hurt?' or 'What were you thinking about just now?' The remembering self is the one that answers questions about the overall evaluation of episodes or periods of one's life, such as a stay in the hospital or the years since one left college.”

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“The largest ambition has the least appearance of ambition when it meets with an absolute impossibility in compassing its object.”

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