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We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
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Anyone Converse Distrust Else Great More Sincerity Still Truth Yet
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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Boast Disposition Good Interest Moist Self Tender Urge
Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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Action Blame Commendation Great Hear Part See Unlucky
Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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Bad Currency Five Flattery Kind Money Vanity
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
In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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Altogether Best Dfiplease Friend Misfortune Something
Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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Conceal Fault Mean More Most Pardonable
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
If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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Fault Much Notice Other Own Pleasure Tak
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Advice Liberal Most One People Think
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 pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Behaviour Born Complete Indifference Perfect

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