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“Pride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity.”

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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“The hate of favourites is only a love of favour. The envy of NOT possessing it, consoles and softens its regrets by the contempt it evinces for those who possess it, and we refuse them our homage, not being able to detract from them what attracts that of the rest of the world.”

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“The aversion to lying is often a hidden ambition to render our words credible and weighty, and to attach a religious aspect to our conversation.”

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

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