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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

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
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
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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Evil Good Hero Well
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.
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Great Many Men Nothing Recommend Serviceable Society Value
We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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Accustomed Become Disguise Ourselves
The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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Cannot Herat Mind Play Role
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
Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
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Advice Anyone Benevolent Give Sell Share
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Annoy Often Paradon Us
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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Altogether Best Dfiplease Friend Misfortune Something
If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
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Company Fool Greatly Loss Man Witty
Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
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Biggest Cleverest Idiot Make Men Passion

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