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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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Disguise Exist Hide Love Simulate
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 passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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Certain Doubt Entirely Jealous Madness Soon Upon
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Death Eye Look Neither Steady Sum
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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Imagine Leave Them Vice
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Annoy Often Paradon Us
Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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Absolute Cease Certain Change Doubt Either Jealousy Madness Passion Turn

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