Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.