Eloquence is to the sublime what the part is to the whole.
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I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly at least, but such a person is not to be found.Jean de la Bruyere
A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others.
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The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.
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There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of others.
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A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.
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We hope to grow old, yet we fear old age that is, we are willing to live, and afraid to die.
Jean de la Bruyere
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