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We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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Accept Birthplace Heart Mine One Remain Speech
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Flatter Halm never Ourselves
Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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Defect Displease Fault Meet Other People Please Some
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
Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
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Blood Great Habit Inclination Make People Young
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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According Fera Hope Perform Promise
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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Ashamed Deed Frequent Good Motive People Produce
The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Advice Liberal Most One People Think
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Homage Hypocrisy Pay Vice Virtue
A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Fruit Man Season Worth
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Easier General Know Men Particular
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
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Certain Depend Distinguish Elevation Fortune Kind Seem Sestine
There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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