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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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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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Defect Displease Fault Meet Other People Please Some
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Easier General Know Men Particular
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
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
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Homage Hypocrisy Pay Vice Virtue
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
Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.
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Contagious Evil Example Great Good Like Nothing Product
In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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Altogether Best Dfiplease Friend Misfortune Something
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
It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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Also Enough Great Manage Quality
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
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Believe Doubt Love Most Often
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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Ourselves Outward Peace Seek Source
We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Despise Vice Virtue
The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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Agreeable Conversation Each Few Intend Other People Reason Say Think

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