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Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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Better Faithful Force Love Man Must Unfaithfulness
I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.
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Admirer Always Amount Indispensable Regard Something
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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Acquire All Bless Friend Great Least Take True
One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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Fortunate Imagine never One
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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Boast Disposition Good Interest Moist Self Tender Urge
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Flatter Halm never Ourselves
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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All Come Despite Experience Find Fresh Ourselves Several Stage Together Year
In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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Altogether Best Dfiplease Friend Misfortune Something
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.
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Contagious Evil Example Great Good Like Nothing Product
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
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
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

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