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There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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Gratitude Hope Making Most Secret
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Desire Esteemed Oneself Politeness Treat
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.
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Clever Consider Deceive Oneself Other Sure Way
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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Believe Happy Interest Make Ourselves
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Homage Hypocrisy Pay Vice Virtue
There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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Better Constantly Good Man Observation Proof Truly
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
We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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Accustomed Become Disguise Ourselves
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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Comfort Easy Express Friend Occasion Ourself
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.
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Always Concern Friend Loss Need Own Sense Worth
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can’t quite name.
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Act Being Head Inside Light Name Old People Perhaps Quiet Room
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

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