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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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Alone Both Compulsion Contribute Fortune Generous Hero Nature Part
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
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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According Fera Hope Perform Promise
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
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
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Depend Fortune Happiest Men Mystery Temper
Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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Everything Impossible Mean Nothing Sufficient
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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Course Distrust Himself Safest Sincere
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
When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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Believe Doubt Firmly Love Man Most Often
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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Agreeable Conversation Each Few Intend Other People Reason Say Think

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