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Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
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Atter Community Evil Find Hard Philosophy Vanquish
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
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
On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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Death Fixedly Look Man Neither Nor Sun
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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Holy Live Think Wise Without
The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.
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Accent Country Heart Man Mind Native Remain Speech
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Change Inclination never Testy
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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Envy Inspire Moderate Much Pride Sometimes
If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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Affection Effect Hatred Judge Love Most Resemble
Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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Absolute Cease Certain Change Doubt Either Jealousy Madness Passion Turn
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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Appear Disguise Disguised Finally Habit Much Ourselves

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