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That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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Always Heart Mind
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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Correct Dangerous Fault Reprove Timidly Wish
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 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
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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Confess Fault Large Little One People Persuade
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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Advantage Better Join Man Think Wise
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received; it is.
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Business Derive Involve Propose Simply Sturdy
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Community Crime Great Incapable Other Ready Suspect
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Easier General Know Men Particular
There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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Bad Dangerous Devoid Goodness People Quiet
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue

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