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To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.

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

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

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something which does not displease us.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

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

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world!

Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is solid refinement.

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

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 their coquetry.

The greatest miracle of love is the cure of coquetry.

We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

One may outwit another, but not all the others.

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.

We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the manner in which it is done.

Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner.

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