“We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.”
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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.