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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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Application Conquer Impossible Mean Resolution Themselves Thing
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
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
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
Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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Alone Both Compulsion Contribute Fortune Generous Hero Nature Part
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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Better Faithful Force Love Man Must Unfaithfulness
If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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Affection Effect Hatred Judge Love Most Resemble
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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Advantage Better Join Man Think Wise
We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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Big Confess Fault One People Persuade
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Annoy Often Paradon Us
On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Death Fixedly Look Man Neither Nor Sun
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
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 pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon

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