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In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
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Anyone Converse Distrust Else Great More Sincerity Still Truth Yet
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
Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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Alone Both Compulsion Contribute Fortune Generous Hero Nature Part
When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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Imagine Leave Them Vice
There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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Bad Dangerous Devoid Goodness People Quiet
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
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
Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.
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Contagious Evil Example Great Good Like Nothing Product
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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Imitation Kind Love Thousand
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
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
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Despise Vice Virtue
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
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Believe Doubt Love Most Often
A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Fruit Man Season Worth

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