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One promises much, to avoid giving little.

To possess taste, one must have some soul.

There is nothing that fear and hope does not permit men to do.

Everyone is born sincere and die deceivers.

All grand thoughts come from the heart.

To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.

Emotions have taught mankind to reason.

The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.

The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.

It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.

When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected.

The maxims of men reveal their characters.

Great thoughts come from the heart.

If people did not compliment one another there would be little society.

The art of pleasing is the art of deception.

Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.

The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.

The conscience of the dying belies their life.

Those who can bear all can dare all.