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Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is immortal.

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To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.

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The love of liberty is the love of others the love of power is the love of ourselves.

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We are fonder of visiting our friends in health than in sickness. We judge less favorably of their characters when any misfortune happens to them and...more

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There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

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The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.

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Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

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The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do; and chiefly for not having hated and despi...more

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To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love are the two greatest proofs not only of goodness of heart but of strength of mind.

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the old maxim... "there are three things necessary to success in life--Impudence! Impudence! Impudence!

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True friendship is self-love at second hand.

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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ough...more

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It is well there is no one without fault for he would not have a friend in the world. He would seem to belong to a different species.

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We often choose a friend as we do a mistress for no particular excellence in themselves but merely from some circumstance that flatters our self-lov...more

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Sacrifices are no sacrifices when they are repaid a thousand fold.