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We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Death Fixedly Look Man Neither Nor Sun
There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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Application Conquer Impossible Mean Resolution Themselves Thing
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
Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.
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Anyone Before Capable Doing Perfect Various Without
Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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Complain Everyone Judgement Memory Nobody
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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Agreeable Deceive End Hope Lead Least Live Route Serve
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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Called Generously Give Only Thing Usually Vanity
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Flatter Halm never Ourselves
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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Body Gracefulness Mind Understanding
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
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Decency Law Least Most Observe Strict
There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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Better Constantly Good Man Observation Proof Truly
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue

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