“Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks”
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“Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks”
“The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy”
“Love those who love you. ”
“The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it”
“I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends”
“Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited”
“I love treason but hate a traitor.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”
“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong”
“You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life ”
“Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example”
“The greatest comfort of my old age, and that which gives me the highest satisfaction, is the pleasing remembrance of the many benefits and friendly offices I have done to others. ”
“A compliment is like a kiss through a veil”
“Friends...they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams”
“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart. ”
“A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you ”
“Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand”
“I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. ”
“Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them ”
“True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice. ”