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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.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.
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Anyone Before Capable Doing Perfect Various Without
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Annoy Often Paradon Us
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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Gratitude Hope Making Most Secret
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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Love Man might Mistake Mistress Own Sake Think
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
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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Ourselves Outward Peace Seek Source
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Decency Law Least Most Observe Strict
Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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Consequence Done Fear Much Remorse Repentance
Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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Action Blame Commendation Great Hear Part See Unlucky
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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Course Distrust Himself Safest Sincere
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
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Anyone Expect Keep Ourselves Secret Unable
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
The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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Only Some Surprise Thing

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