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That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Behaviour Born Complete Indifference Perfect
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Community Crime Great Incapable Other Ready Suspect
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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Contribution Friendship Happiness Ignorance Knowledge Love More
Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.
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Contagious Evil Example Great Good Like Nothing Product
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
There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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Bad Dangerous Devoid Goodness People Quiet
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Flatter Halm never Ourselves
Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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Absolute Cease Certain Change Doubt Either Jealousy Madness Passion Turn
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
One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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Fortunate Imagine never One
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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Holy Live Think Wise Without
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
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Homage Hypocrisy Pay Vice Virtue

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