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Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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Able Consequence Energy Friendship Hatred Judge Love Rese
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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Certain Doubt Entirely Jealous Madness Soon Upon
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
Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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Correct Dangerous Fault Reprove Timidly Wish
In sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
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Business Deprive Involve Self Love Simply Steady Sum
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Easier General Know Men Particular
We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Calculation More Often Treacherous Weakness
Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Change Inclination never Testy
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 man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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Love Man might Mistake Mistress Own Sake Think
To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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Ability Great Hide Know One Skill
We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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Comfort Easy Express Friend Occasion Ourself
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
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
The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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Cheat Cun One Other Self Sure Think
The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.
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Clever Consider Deceive Oneself Other Sure Way

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