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Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.
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Admirer Always Amount Indispensable Regard Something
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
No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.
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Deserve General Goodness No One Power Praise Wick
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
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish
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
The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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Only Some Surprise Thing
It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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Almost Always Cease Fault Love Realize
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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Appear Disguise Disguised Finally Habit Much Ourselves
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
If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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Agreeable Conversation Each Few Intend Other People Reason Say Think
Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Fault Last Long Only Quarrel Side
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Advice Can Profit Wisdom
To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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