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We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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Almost Always Being Heart Human Passion Rise
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
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Advice Bad Example Good Man Old Set Something Too
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
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
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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According Fera Hope Perform Promise
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
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
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
There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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Disguise Exist Hide Love Simulate
Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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Great Haste Ingratitude Obligation
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
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Anyone Expect Keep Ourselves Secret Unable
Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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Action Blame Commendation Great Hear Part See Unlucky
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Decency Law Least Most Observe Strict
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom

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