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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
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Certain Depend Distinguish Elevation Fortune Kind Seem Sestine
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
We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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Comfort Easy Express Friend Occasion Ourself
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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Conceal Fault Mean More Most Pardonable
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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Action Blame Commendation Great Hear Part See Unlucky
The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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Always Heart Mind
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
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Action Best Feel Move Produce Shame Should World
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
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Find People Seldom Serve Them Ungrateful
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Despise Vice Virtue
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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Absence Candle Diminishes Extinguish Fan Increase Mediocre Passion
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
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
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Due More Passion Resist Strength Weakness

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