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Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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Almost Always Being Heart Human Passion Rise
Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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Before Could Perfect Valid Whole Witness
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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Fault Much Notice Other Own Pleasure Tak
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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Criticism Deceive Good People Prefer Wisdom
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Friendship However Less Love Rate True
Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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Ambition Lead Love Offer Seldom
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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Contribution Friendship Happiness Ignorance Knowledge Love More
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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Course Distrust Himself Safest Sincere
If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.
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Being Hinder Nature Nothing Ourselves Seem Strain
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
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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All Heart Mond Not Those Well
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Advice Can Profit Wisdom

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