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We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.
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Deserve General Goodness No One Power Praise Wick
The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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Born Mark Noble One Quality Sure
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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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
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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Absence Candle Diminishes Extinguish Fan Increase Mediocre Passion
Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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Cause Conceit Conversation More Wit
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Homage Hypocrisy Pay Vice Virtue
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
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
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom
We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
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Fortunate Imagine never One

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