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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue
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
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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Body Gracefulness Mind Understanding
In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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Altogether Best Dfiplease Friend Misfortune Something
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
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
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
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
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
The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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Always Fool Heart Intellect
The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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Born Mark Noble One Quality Sure
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
Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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Creator Design Fewer Great Passion Soul Virtue
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

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