One who finds no satisfaction in himself seeks for it in vain elsewhere.
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He who thinks he can find in himself the means of doing without others is much mistaken but he who thinks that others cannot do without him is still more mistaken.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The fame of great men ought to be judged always by the means they used to acquire it.
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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.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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Everyone complains of his memory no one complains of his judgment.
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To safeguard one's health at the cost of too strict a diet is a tiresome illness indeed.
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