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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
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
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Decency Law Least Most Observe Strict
The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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Always Fool Heart Intellect
Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Change Inclination never Testy
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.
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Age Forbid Old Pain Pressure Under Youth
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
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
To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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Ability Great Hide Know One Skill
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
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
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
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
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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Contribution Friendship Happiness Ignorance Knowledge Love More
Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
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Blood Great Habit Inclination Make People Young

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