Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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Maxim 259.

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We always like those who admire us; we do not always like those whom we admire.

Maxim 294.

The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.[796:1]

Maxim 298.

Lovers are never tired of each other, though they always speak of themselves.

Maxim 312.

We pardon in the degree that we love.

Maxim 330.