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If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.

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
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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Application Conquer Impossible Mean Resolution Themselves Thing
Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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Consequence Done Fear Much Remorse Repentance
Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.
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Application Impact Impraticall Men Fail Rather Success
Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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Correct Dangerous Fault Reprove Timidly Wish
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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Ashamed Deed Frequent Good Motive People Produce
Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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Defect Displease Fault Meet Other People Please Some
Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Fault Last Long Only Quarrel Side
We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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Big Confess Fault One People Persuade
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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Holy Live Think Wise Without
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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Altogether Best Dfiplease Friend Misfortune Something
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
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Anyone Expect Keep Ourselves Secret Unable
Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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Great Haste Ingratitude Obligation
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Depend Fortune Happiest Men Mystery Temper

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