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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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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
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Already Examine Happy Heart Posses Set Upon
We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon
The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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Cheat Cun One Other Self Sure Think
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Fault Last Long Only Quarrel Side
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
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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Creator Design Fewer Great Passion Soul Virtue
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
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Advice Bad Example Good Man Old Set Something Too
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
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Find People Seldom Serve Them Ungrateful
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
In sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
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Business Deprive Involve Self Love Simply Steady Sum
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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According Fera Hope Perform Promise

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