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We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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Hate Love More Near Wish
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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Love Man might Mistake Mistress Own Sake Think
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Anything Beyond Dismiss Iiusally Mediocre Own Reach Understanding
When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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Imagine Leave Them Vice
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 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
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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Always Love never Reason Talk Themselves Wear
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Friendship However Less Love Rate True
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
There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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Disguise Exist Hide Love Simulate
The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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Accept Birthplace Heart Mine One Remain Speech

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