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I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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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Only Some Surprise Thing
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
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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All Heart Mond Not Those Well
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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Contribution Friendship Happiness Ignorance Knowledge Love More
Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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Cause Conceit Conversation More Wit
Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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Absolute Cease Certain Change Doubt Either Jealousy Madness Passion Turn
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue
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
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice
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
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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Appear Disguise Disguised Finally Habit Much Ourselves
The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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Accept Birthplace Heart Mine One Remain Speech
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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Great Incurable Matter Mind Occupy Small
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
There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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Access Become Crime Even Glorious Number Splendor
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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Holy Live Think Wise Without
I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.
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Admirer Always Amount Indispensable Regard Something
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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Agreeable Deceive End Hope Lead Least Live Route Serve
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
Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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Everything Impossible Mean Nothing Sufficient
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
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

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