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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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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
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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Better Constantly Good Man Observation Proof Truly
Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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Defect Displease Fault Meet Other People Please Some
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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Contribution Friendship Happiness Ignorance Knowledge Love More
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Believe Doubt Love Most Often
We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon
Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
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Atter Community Evil Find Hard Philosophy Vanquish
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
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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All Heart Mond Not Those Well
The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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Always Fool Heart Intellect
Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.
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Anyone Before Capable Doing Perfect Various Without
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them.
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Assistance Bear Cut Form Jealous Make Pain Vanity

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