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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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The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.
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Accent Country Heart Man Mind Native Remain Speech
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
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Action Best Feel Move Produce Shame Should World
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
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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According Fera Hope Perform Promise
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Easier General Know Men Particular
One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
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Affair Find Indeed never One Only Rare Women
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
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
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Advice Bad Example Good Man Old Set Something Too
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 give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Advice Can Profit Wisdom
When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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Imagine Leave Them Vice
Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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Cause Conceit Conversation More Wit
We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own.
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Offensive Others Own Patience People Vanity
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
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

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