One is never so happy or so unhappy as one thinks.
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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks seems to have a deference for the opinion of his friend, while he only aims to get approval of his own and make his friend responsible for his action. And he who gives advice repays the confidence supposed to be placed in him by a seemingly disinterested zeal, while he seldom means anything by his advice but his own interest or reputation.
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More things are left undone through neglect of duty than through neglect of self-interest.
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Usually we praise only to be praised.
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Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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