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We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.
Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing... →
If there be a love pure and free from the admixture of our other passions, it is that which lies hidden in the bottom of our heart, and which we know... →
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