The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
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As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.
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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
- Francois De La Rochefoucauld