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The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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Ambition Disguised Generously Interest Order Overlook Secure Seem Small
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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Affection Effect Hatred Judge Love Most Resemble
Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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Alone Both Compulsion Contribute Fortune Generous Hero Nature Part
The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Advice Liberal Most One People Think
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Anything Beyond Dismiss Iiusally Mediocre Own Reach Understanding
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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Contribution Friendship Happiness Ignorance Knowledge Love More
Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Change Inclination never Testy
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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Hate Love More Near Wish
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
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
Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.
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Being Hinder Nature Nothing Ourselves Seem Strain

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