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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
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Detail Happen Many Remember Same Time Tiniest Told
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
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
The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.
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Clever Consider Deceive Oneself Other Sure Way
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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Born Mark Noble One Quality Sure
If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
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Company Fool Greatly Loss Man Witty
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
Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
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Advice Anyone Benevolent Give Sell Share
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Due More Passion Resist Strength Weakness
Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can’t quite name.
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Act Being Head Inside Light Name Old People Perhaps Quiet Room
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse
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
People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
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Build Facade People Personality Pleasant Some Various

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