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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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Ambition Disguised Generously Interest Order Overlook Secure Seem Small
A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Fruit Man Season Worth
We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon
The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.
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Accent Country Heart Man Mind Native Remain Speech
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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Little Make Say Speak Vanity
We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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Deceive Dissemble Other Ourselves Time Use
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue
What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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Called Generously Give Only Thing Usually Vanity
Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
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Blood Great Habit Inclination Make People Young
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Depend Fortune Happiest Men Mystery Temper
The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.
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Clever Consider Deceive Oneself Other Sure Way
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

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