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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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Imitation Kind Love Thousand
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
When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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Claim Desire Disc Praise Second Show Time
Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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Accident Folly Help Little Necessary Out Some
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
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Find People Seldom Serve Them Ungrateful
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
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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Certain Doubt Entirely Jealous Madness Soon Upon
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Advice Can Profit Wisdom
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Behaviour Born Complete Indifference Perfect
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
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
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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According Fera Hope Perform Promise
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
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

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