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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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We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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All Come Despite Experience Find Fresh Ourselves Several Stage Together Year
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually
We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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Accident Folly Help Little Necessary Out Some
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
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
We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Desire Esteemed Oneself Politeness Treat
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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All Heart Mond Not Those Well
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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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
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish

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