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Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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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
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.
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Being Hinder Nature Nothing Ourselves Seem Strain
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
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
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
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
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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Boast Disposition Good Interest Moist Self Tender Urge
What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received; it is.
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Business Derive Involve Propose Simply Sturdy
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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Being Clever Desire Keep Often Seem
If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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Able Consequence Energy Friendship Hatred Judge Love Rese
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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All Passion Commit Fault Love Make One Ridiculous
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
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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Gratitude Hope Making Most Secret
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Behaviour Born Complete Indifference Perfect

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