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Usually we praise only to be praised.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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Ourselves Outward Peace Seek Source
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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Course Distrust Himself Safest Sincere
We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own.
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Offensive Others Own Patience People Vanity
Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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Ambition Lead Love Offer Seldom
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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Better Constantly Good Man Observation Proof Truly
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Flatter Halm never Ourselves
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
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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Imagine Leave Them Vice
Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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Before Could Perfect Valid Whole Witness
Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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Cause Conceit Conversation More Wit
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
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Company Fool Greatly Loss Man Witty

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