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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
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
Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.
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Great Many Men Nothing Recommend Serviceable Society Value
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
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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Cheat Cun One Other Self Sure Think
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
Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
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Advice Anyone Benevolent Give Sell Share
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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Holy Live Think Wise Without
Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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Counterfeit Deceive Judgement Reproduce Truth Well
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
No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.
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Deserve General Goodness No One Power Praise Wick

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