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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
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
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom
We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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Accustomed Become Disguise Ourselves
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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Evil Good Hero Well
We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Calculation More Often Treacherous Weakness
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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All Come Despite Experience Find Fresh Ourselves Several Stage Together Year
The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.
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Body Defect Fault Imagination Mind Taken Wound
The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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Cannot Herat Mind Play Role
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
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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Advice Can Profit Wisdom
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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Criticism Deceive Good People Prefer Wisdom
People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
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Build Facade People Personality Pleasant Some Various
When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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Claim Desire Disc Praise Second Show Time
Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.
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Application Impact Impraticall Men Fail Rather Success

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