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We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
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
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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All Passion Commit Fault Love Make One Ridiculous
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
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
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
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
Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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Great Haste Ingratitude Obligation
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
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
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Anything Beyond Dismiss Iiusally Mediocre Own Reach Understanding
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Annoy Often Paradon Us
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
Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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Bad Currency Five Flattery Kind Money Vanity
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Desire Esteemed Oneself Politeness Treat
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

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