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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Community Crime Great Incapable Other Ready Suspect
We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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Hate Love More Near Wish
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Decency Law Least Most Observe Strict
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
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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Disguise Exist Hide Love Simulate
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
The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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Always Love never Reason Talk Themselves Wear
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
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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Advantage Better Join Man Think Wise
Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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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 heart is forever making the head its fool.
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Fool Forever Head Heart Make
Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
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Advice Anyone Benevolent Give Sell Share

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