If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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Enthusiasm is the most convincing orator it is like the functioning of an infallible law of nature. The simplest man, fired with enthusiasm, is more persuasive than the most eloquent without it.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We are never so happy, nor so unhappy, as we suppose ourselves to be.
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The art of being able to make a good use of moderate abilities wins esteem, and often confers more reputation than greater real merit.
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Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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