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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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Big Confess Fault One People Persuade
There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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Ashamed Been Each Few Longer Love Not Other People
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice
To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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Ability Great Hide Know One Skill
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
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
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
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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Comfort Easy Express Friend Occasion Ourself
Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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Envy Inspire Moderate Much Pride Sometimes
We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
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Admire Allow Always Those Who
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom
We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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Accept Find Opinion Seldom Sense Those
There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
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Certain Depend Distinguish Elevation Fortune Kind Seem Sestine

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