A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others.
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Nothing prevents us from being natural so much as the desire to appear so.
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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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