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We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
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Admire Allow Always Those Who
Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Fault Last Long Only Quarrel Side
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
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
Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.
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Age Forbid Old Pain Pressure Under Youth
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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Holy Live Think Wise Without
Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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Complain Everyone Judgement Memory Nobody
Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
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Atter Community Evil Find Hard Philosophy Vanquish
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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Evil Good Hero Well
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
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Build Facade People Personality Pleasant Some Various
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
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
Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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Alone Both Compulsion Contribute Fortune Generous Hero Nature Part

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