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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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Envy Inspire Moderate Much Pride Sometimes
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
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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Cheat Cun One Other Self Sure Think
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice
The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Advice Liberal Most One People Think
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
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.
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All Credit Duty Keep Lazy Other Timidity Use Virtue
Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.
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Age Forbid Old Pain Pressure Under Youth
To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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Ability Great Hide Know One Skill
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Despise Vice Virtue
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 a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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Believe Doubt Firmly Love Man Most Often
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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Ambition Disguised Generously Interest Order Overlook Secure Seem Small

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