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

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves 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
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
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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All Heart Mond Not Those Well
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
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Anyone Converse Distrust Else Great More Sincerity Still Truth Yet
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Despise Vice Virtue
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Flatter Halm never Ourselves
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
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
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
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Find People Seldom Serve Them Ungrateful
Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Fault Last Long Only Quarrel Side
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
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

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