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French classical author, leading exponent of the Maxime, 1613-1680

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“Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.”
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“Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.”
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“As in friendship so in love, we are often happier from ignorance than from knowledge.”
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“The struggle we undergo to remain faithful to one we love is little better than infidelity.”
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“Hope and fear are inseparable. There is no hope without fear, nor any fear without hope.”
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“To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.”
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“Fights would not last, if only one side was wrong”
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“Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.”
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“Absence weakens mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and kindles fires.”
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“All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness, and others by sense.”
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