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We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish
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
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
The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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Agreeable Conversation Each Few Intend Other People Reason Say Think
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Anything Beyond Dismiss Iiusally Mediocre Own Reach Understanding
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Calculation More Often Treacherous Weakness
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
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
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
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Anyone Converse Distrust Else Great More Sincerity Still Truth Yet
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 sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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Born Mark Noble One Quality Sure
Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
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Capable Couple Do Look Perfect Witness World
To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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Ability Great Hide Know One Skill

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