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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.
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Faculty Great Lesser May Mind Much Talk Word
It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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Almost Always Cease Fault Love Realize
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Decency Law Least Most Observe Strict
We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue
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
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
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice
On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Death Fixedly Look Man Neither Nor Sun
Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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Absolute Cease Certain Change Doubt Either Jealousy Madness Passion Turn
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Already Examine Happy Heart Posses Set Upon
We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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Accustomed Become Disguise Ourselves
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
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
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word

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