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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
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
The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Advice Liberal Most One People Think
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
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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Claim Desire Disc Praise Second Show Time
There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.
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Desire Effort Internet Make Us Useful Various
The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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Born Mark Noble One Quality Sure
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually
If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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Fault Much Notice Other Own Pleasure Tak
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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Action Blame Commendation Great Hear Part See Unlucky
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 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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