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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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Imitation Kind Love Thousand
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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Advantage Better Join Man Think Wise
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
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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All Passion Commit Fault Love Make One Ridiculous
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.
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Great Many Men Nothing Recommend Serviceable Society Value
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
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
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
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Action Best Feel Move Produce Shame Should World
Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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Correct Dangerous Fault Reprove Timidly Wish
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
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
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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Achievement Apt Exact Flatter Great Men Own Themselves Truth

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