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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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Conceal Fault Mean More Most Pardonable
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice
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
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
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
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
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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Defect Displease Fault Meet Other People Please Some
Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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Counterfeit Deceive Judgement Reproduce Truth Well
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
It is not in the power of even the most crafty dissimulation to conceal love long, where it really is, nor to counterfeit it long where it is not.
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Conceal Counterfeit Crafty Dissimulation Long Love Most Power
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade

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