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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
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
If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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Able Consequence Energy Friendship Hatred Judge Love Rese
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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Gratitude Hope Making Most Secret
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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Imitation Kind Love Thousand
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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Confess Fault Large Little One People Persuade
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
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Advice Bad Compensate Example Give Inability Love Old People Set
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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All Come Despite Experience Find Fresh Ourselves Several Stage Together Year
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse
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
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
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.
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Great Many Men Nothing Recommend Serviceable Society Value
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice

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