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It is not in the power of even the most crafty dissimulation to conceal love long, where it really is, nor to counterfeit it long where it is not.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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Imagine Leave Them Vice
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Already Examine Happy Heart Posses Set Upon
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Community Crime Great Incapable Other Ready Suspect
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
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Anyone Expect Keep Ourselves Secret Unable
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.
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Great Many Men Nothing Recommend Serviceable Society Value
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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Ashamed Deed Frequent Good Motive People Produce
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Believe Doubt Love Most Often
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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Absence Candle Diminishes Extinguish Fan Increase Mediocre Passion
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
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Admire Allow Always Those Who
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Easier General Know Men Particular
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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Being Clever Desire Keep Often Seem
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

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