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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
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
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Annoy Often Paradon Us
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Advice Can Profit Wisdom
The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.
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Clever Consider Deceive Oneself Other Sure Way
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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Advantage Better Join Man Think Wise
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
We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.
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Deliver Fear Hope Our Promise Proportion
Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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Absolute Cease Certain Change Doubt Either Jealousy Madness Passion Turn
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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Criticism Deceive Good People Prefer Wisdom
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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Acquire All Bless Friend Great Least Take True
Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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Accident Folly Help Little Necessary Out Some
Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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Conceal Fault Mean More Most Pardonable
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
To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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Archive Die Greatness Live never

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