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There exist some evils so ter...

There exist some evils so terrible and some misfortunes so horrible that we dare not think of them, whilst their very aspect makes us shudder; but if they happen to fall on us, we find ourselves stronger than we imagined, we grapple with our ill luck, and behave better than we expected we should.

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There are some extraordinary ...

There are some extraordinary fathers, who seem, during the whole course of their lives, to be giving their children reasons for being consoled at their death.

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Some people pretend they neve...

Some people pretend they never were in love and never wrote poetry; two weaknesses which they dare not own -- one of the heart, the other of the mind.

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Genius and great abilities ar...

Genius and great abilities are often wanting; sometimes, only opportunities. Some deserve praise for what they have done; others for what they would have done.

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It is a great misfortune not ...

It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well, nor sufficient judgment to keep silent.

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The nearer we approach great ...

The nearer we approach great men, the clearer we see that they are men.

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The favor of princes does not...

The favor of princes does not preclude the existence of merit, and yet does not prove that it exists. [Fr., La faveur des princes n'exclut pas le merite, et ne le suppose pas aussi.]

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It is very rare to find groun...

It is very rare to find ground which produces nothing; if it is not covered with flowers, with fruit trees and grains, it produces briers and pines. It is the same with man; if he is not virtuous, he becomes vicious.

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It is the glory and merit of ...

It is the glory and merit of some men to write well and of others not to write at all.

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How much wit, good-nature, in...

How much wit, good-nature, indulgences, how many good offices and civilities, are required among friends to accomplish in some years what a lovely face or a fine hand does in a minute!

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High birth is a gift of fortu...

High birth is a gift of fortune which should never challenge esteem towards those who receive it, since it costs them neither study nor labor.

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We should laugh before being ...

We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.

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There is no employment in the...

There is no employment in the world so laborious as that of making to one's self a great name; life ends before one has scarcely made the first rough draught of his work.

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A man starts upon a sudden, t...

A man starts upon a sudden, takes Pen, Ink, and Paper, and without ever having had a thought of it before, resolves within himself he will write a Book; he has no Talent at Writing, but he wants fifty Guineas.

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A wise man is not governed by...

A wise man is not governed by others, nor does he try to govern them; he prefers that reason alone prevail.

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It is virtue which should det...

It is virtue which should determine us in the choice of our friends, without inquiring into their good or evil fortune.

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Politeness does not always in...

Politeness does not always inspire goodness, equity, complaisance, and gratitude; it gives at least the appearance of these qualities, and makes man appear outwardly, as he should be within.

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A lofty birth or a large fort...

A lofty birth or a large fortune portend merit, and cause it to be the sooner noticed.

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The court is like a palace bu...

The court is like a palace built of marble; I mean that it is made up of very hard but very polished people. [Fr., La cour est comme un edifice bati de marbre; je veux dire qu'elle est composee d'hommes fort durs mais fort polis.]

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The pleasure of criticizing t...

The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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