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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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What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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All Passion Commit Fault Love Make One Ridiculous
The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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Better Constantly Good Man Observation Proof Truly
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.
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All Credit Duty Keep Lazy Other Timidity Use Virtue
We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.
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Age Forbid Old Pain Pressure Under Youth
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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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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