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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Fault Last Long Only Quarrel Side
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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Conceal Fault Mean More Most Pardonable
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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Acquire All Bless Friend Great Least Take True
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
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Believe Doubt Love Most Often
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
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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Action Blame Commendation Great Hear Part See Unlucky
We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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Deceive Dissemble Other Ourselves Time Use
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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Ourselves Outward Peace Seek Source
I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.
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Admirer Always Amount Indispensable Regard Something
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Friendship However Less Love Rate True
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing

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