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The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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Absence Candle Diminishes Extinguish Fan Increase Mediocre Passion
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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Archive Die Greatness Live never
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
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
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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Certain Doubt Entirely Jealous Madness Soon Upon
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.
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Accent Country Heart Man Mind Native Remain Speech
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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Course Distrust Himself Safest Sincere
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
Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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Advice Console Example Fond Give Men Old Proof Themselves
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
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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All Passion Commit Fault Love Make One Ridiculous
A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Fruit Man Season Worth
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women

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