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Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue
Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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Great Incurable Matter Mind Occupy Small
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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Only Some Surprise Thing
The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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Always Fool Heart Intellect
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
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
The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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Accept Birthplace Heart Mine One Remain Speech
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
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Friendship However Less Love Rate True
A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Fruit Man Season Worth
Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
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Detail Happen Many Remember Same Time Tiniest Told

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