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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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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
The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Advice Liberal Most One People Think
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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Counterfeit Deceive Judgement Reproduce Truth Well
It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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Also Enough Great Manage Quality
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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Always Heart Mind
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 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
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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Access Become Crime Even Glorious Number Splendor
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Desire Esteemed Oneself Politeness Treat
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
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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Achievement Apt Exact Flatter Great Men Own Themselves Truth
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So

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