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Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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Agreeable Deceive End Hope Lead Least Live Route Serve
If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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Fault Much Notice Other Own Pleasure Tak
Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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Cause Conceit Conversation More Wit
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Annoy Often Paradon Us
When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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Imagine Leave Them Vice
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.
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Admirer Always Amount Indispensable Regard Something
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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All Come Despite Experience Find Fresh Ourselves Several Stage Together Year
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Depend Fortune Happiest Men Mystery Temper
There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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Ashamed Been Each Few Longer Love Not Other People
Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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Confidence Contribution Conversion More
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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Ashamed Deed Frequent Good Motive People Produce
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk

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