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Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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Agreeable Conversation Each Few Intend Other People Reason Say Think
What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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Called Generously Give Only Thing Usually Vanity
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Community Crime Great Incapable Other Ready Suspect
The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.
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Accent Country Heart Man Mind Native Remain Speech
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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Criticism Deceive Good People Prefer Wisdom
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.
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Anyone Before Capable Doing Perfect Various Without
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Already Examine Happy Heart Posses Set Upon
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Desire Esteemed Oneself Politeness Treat
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue
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
Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Fault Last Long Only Quarrel Side
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Flatter Halm never Ourselves
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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Holy Live Think Wise Without

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