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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Already Examine Happy Heart Posses Set Upon
There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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Better Constantly Good Man Observation Proof Truly
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice
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
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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All Passion Commit Fault Love Make One Ridiculous
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
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
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
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
It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.
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All Credit Duty Keep Lazy Other Timidity Use Virtue
There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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Application Conquer Impossible Mean Resolution Themselves Thing
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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Love Man might Mistake Mistress Own Sake Think
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Anything Beyond Dismiss Iiusally Mediocre Own Reach Understanding
There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
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Certain Depend Distinguish Elevation Fortune Kind Seem Sestine
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
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

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