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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
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Affair Find Indeed never One Only Rare Women
Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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Everything Impossible Mean Nothing Sufficient
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually
We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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Deceive Dissemble Other Ourselves Time Use
In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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Almost Always Being Heart Human Passion Rise
When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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Believe Doubt Firmly Love Man Most Often
Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
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Capable Couple Do Look Perfect Witness World
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
Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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Advice Console Example Fond Give Men Old Proof Themselves
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
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Anyone Converse Distrust Else Great More Sincerity Still Truth Yet
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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Course Distrust Himself Safest Sincere
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Behaviour Born Complete Indifference Perfect

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