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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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Absence Candle Diminishes Extinguish Fan Increase Mediocre Passion
Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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Advice Console Example Fond Give Men Old Proof Themselves
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom
We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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Accept Find Opinion Seldom Sense Those
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Advice Can Profit Wisdom
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
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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Being Clever Desire Keep Often Seem
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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Gratitude Hope Making Most Secret
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.
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Deserve General Goodness No One Power Praise Wick
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
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise

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