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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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Born Mark Noble One Quality Sure
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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According Fera Hope Perform Promise
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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Always Love never Reason Talk Themselves Wear
There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.
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Desire Effort Internet Make Us Useful Various
Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Death Eye Look Neither Steady Sum
Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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Advice Console Example Fond Give Men Old Proof Themselves
A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Fruit Man Season Worth
There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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Ashamed Been Each Few Longer Love Not Other People
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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Being Clever Desire Keep Often Seem
The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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Always Fool Heart Intellect
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
If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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Fault Much Notice Other Own Pleasure Tak
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
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
The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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Accept Birthplace Heart Mine One Remain Speech

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