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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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Acquire All Bless Friend Great Least Take True
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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Called Generously Give Only Thing Usually Vanity
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
Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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Great Incurable Matter Mind Occupy Small
We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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Comfort Easy Express Friend Occasion Ourself
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue
Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Change Inclination never Testy
Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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Defect Displease Fault Meet Other People Please Some
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
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse
Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
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Biggest Cleverest Idiot Make Men Passion
There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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Ashamed Been Each Few Longer Love Not Other People
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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Fool Forever Head Heart Make
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Homage Hypocrisy Pay Vice Virtue

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