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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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Application Conquer Impossible Mean Resolution Themselves Thing
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
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
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
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Anyone Converse Distrust Else Great More Sincerity Still Truth Yet
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
Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Change Inclination never Testy
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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Course Distrust Himself Safest Sincere
We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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Deceive Dissemble Other Ourselves Time Use
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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Gratitude Hope Making Most Secret
Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Fault Last Long Only Quarrel Side
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
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Believe Doubt Love Most Often
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?
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Enough God Good Happen Memory Recollect Retain
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self

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