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Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can’t quite name.
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Act Being Head Inside Light Name Old People Perhaps Quiet Room
We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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Hate Love More Near Wish
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue
It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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Also Enough Great Manage Quality
Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.
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Contagious Evil Example Great Good Like Nothing Product
The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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Always Love never Reason Talk Themselves Wear
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
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.
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All Credit Duty Keep Lazy Other Timidity Use Virtue
It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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Almost Always Cease Fault Love Realize
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Decency Law Least Most Observe Strict
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
Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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Great Haste Ingratitude Obligation
Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.
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Application Impact Impraticall Men Fail Rather Success
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom

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