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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.

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
Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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Agreeable Deceive End Hope Lead Least Live Route Serve
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
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Acknowledge Appear Fault From Great Make One Small
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Anything Beyond Dismiss Iiusally Mediocre Own Reach Understanding
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
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Certain Depend Distinguish Elevation Fortune Kind Seem Sestine
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Behaviour Born Complete Indifference Perfect
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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All Heart Mond Not Those Well
Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
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Blood Great Habit Inclination Make People Young
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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Confess Fault Large Little One People Persuade
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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Gratitude Hope Making Most Secret
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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Imitation Kind Love Thousand
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule

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