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Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Easier General Know Men Particular
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Death Eye Look Neither Steady Sum
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
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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Cheat Cun One Other Self Sure Think
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
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Advice Bad Compensate Example Give Inability Love Old People Set
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk
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
When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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Believe Doubt Firmly Love Man Most Often
The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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Agreeable Conversation Each Few Intend Other People Reason Say Think
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Homage Hypocrisy Pay Vice Virtue
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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Appear Disguise Disguised Finally Habit Much Ourselves

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