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There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Behaviour Born Complete Indifference Perfect
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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Accident Folly Help Little Necessary Out Some
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Easier General Know Men Particular
Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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Great Haste Ingratitude Obligation
There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.
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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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Little Make Say Speak Vanity
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
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Advice Bad Compensate Example Give Inability Love Old People Set
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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Advantage Better Join Man Think Wise
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.
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It is not in the power of even the most crafty dissimulation to conceal love long, where it really is, nor to counterfeit it long where it is not.
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Conceal Counterfeit Crafty Dissimulation Long Love Most Power
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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Holy Live Think Wise Without

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