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The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Despise Vice Virtue
We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Calculation More Often Treacherous Weakness
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Already Examine Happy Heart Posses Set Upon
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
True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
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Everyone Ghost Love Seen Talk True Love
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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Criticism Deceive Good People Prefer Wisdom
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
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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Fool Forever Head Heart Make
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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Boast Disposition Good Interest Moist Self Tender Urge
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
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
We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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Hate Love More Near Wish
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish

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