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In sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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Called Generously Give Only Thing Usually Vanity
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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Love Man might Mistake Mistress Own Sake Think
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
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
The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Advice Liberal Most One People Think
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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Evil Good Hero Well
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
Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Death Eye Look Neither Steady Sum
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Friendship However Less Love Rate True
The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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Agreeable Conversation Each Few Intend Other People Reason Say Think
Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Change Inclination never Testy
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually
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
I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.
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Admirer Always Amount Indispensable Regard Something

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