We do not despise all those wh...

We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all
those who have not a single virtue.

It is a species of coquetry to...

It is a species of coquetry to make a parade of never practising
it.

Coquetry is the essential char...

Coquetry is the essential characteristic, and the prevalent humor
of women; but they do not all practise it, because the coquetry
of some is restrained by fear or by reason.

Women know not the whole of th...

Women know not the whole of their coquetry.

The greatest miracle of love i...

The greatest miracle of love is the cure of coquetry.

One may outwit another, but no...

One may outwit another, but not all the others.
[Fr., On peut etre plus fin qu'un autre, mais non pas plus fin
que tous les autres.]

The gratitude of most men is b...

The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving
greater benefits.

The only good copies are those...

The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad
originals.

Some people resemble ballads w...

Some people resemble ballads which are only sung for a certain
time.

We always love those who admir...

We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.

On dit que dans ses amours

On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
Tant qu'il marcha devant elles.

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We give advice, but we do not ...

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

The world rewards the appearan...

The world rewards the appearance of merit oftener than merit
itself.
[Fr., Le monde recompense plus souvent les apparences de merite
que le merite meme.]

There is a season for man's me...

There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.
[Fr., Le merite des hommes a sa saison aussi bien que les
fruits.]

There is merit without elevati...

There is merit without elevation, but there is no elevation
without some merit.
[Fr., Il y a du merite sans elevation mais il n'y a point
d'elevation sans quelque merite.]

To know how to hide one's abil...

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.
[Fr., C'est une grande habilete que de savoir cacher son
habilete.]

Absence diminishes little pass...

Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as
the wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
[Fr., L'absence diminue les mediocres passions et augmente les
grandes, comme le vent eteint les bougies et allume le feu.]

In jealousy there is more self...

In jealousy there is more self-love than love.

If we resist our passions it i...

If we resist our passions it is more from their weakness than
from our strength.

All the passions are nothing e...

All the passions are nothing else than different degrees of heat
and cold of the blood.
[Fr., Toutes les passions ne sout autre chose que les divers
degres de la chaleur et de la froideur du sang.]