Gardons-nous de l'ironie en jugeant. De toutes les dispositions de l'esprit, l'ironie est la moins intelligente. - Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve

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Since it is necessary to have enemies, let us endeavour to have those who do us honour.

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Le plus souvent nous ne jugeons pas les autres, mais nous jugeons nos propres facultés dans les autres.

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Il m'a souvent passe par l'esprit, dit Gourville, que les hommes ont leurs proprietes a peu pres commes les herbes, et que leur bonheur consiste d'avoir ete destines ou de s'etre destines eux-memes aux choses pour lesquelles ils etaient nes.

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