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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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Accident Folly Help Little Necessary Out Some
If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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Affection Effect Hatred Judge Love Most Resemble
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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Body Gracefulness Mind Understanding
We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon
Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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Before Could Perfect Valid Whole Witness
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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Fool Forever Head Heart Make
Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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Defect Displease Fault Meet Other People Please Some
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom
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
Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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Great Haste Ingratitude Obligation
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
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
The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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Always Fool Heart Intellect
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Desire Esteemed Oneself Politeness Treat
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually

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