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Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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Born Mark Noble One Quality Sure
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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All Passion Commit Fault Love Make One Ridiculous
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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Confess Fault Large Little One People Persuade
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can’t quite name.
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Act Being Head Inside Light Name Old People Perhaps Quiet Room
There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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Ashamed Been Each Few Longer Love Not Other People
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually
When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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Claim Desire Disc Praise Second Show Time
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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Achievement Apt Exact Flatter Great Men Own Themselves Truth
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Death Fixedly Look Man Neither Nor Sun
Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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Correct Dangerous Fault Reprove Timidly Wish
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Believe Doubt Love Most Often
There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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Bad Dangerous Devoid Goodness People Quiet
There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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Application Conquer Impossible Mean Resolution Themselves Thing

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