"People would not long remain in social..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
People would not long remain in social life if they were not the dupes of each other.
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“If we never flattered ourselves we should have but scant pleasure.”
“The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acpuire it.”
“We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.”
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“I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.”
“Virtues are, in the popular estimate, rather the exception than the rule. There is the man and his virtues.”
“Intolerance, discourtesy and harshness..... are taboo in all good society and are surely contrary to the spirit of democracy.”
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“It is as easy to unknowingly deceive yourself as it is to deceive others.”
“Civilisation is hooped together, broughtUnder a rule, under the semblance of peaceBy manifold illusion.”
“People who refuse to accept unpleasant truths have no right to complain about politicians who lie to them. What other kind of candidates would such people elect?”