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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Flatter Halm never Ourselves
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
Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.
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Dead Funeral Honor Like Love More Pomp Vanity
Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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Great Incurable Matter Mind Occupy Small
When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.
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Imagine Leave Them Vice
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 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
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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Achievement Apt Exact Flatter Great Men Own Themselves Truth
Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.
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Contagious Evil Example Great Good Like Nothing Product
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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Boast Disposition Good Interest Moist Self Tender Urge
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
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue
Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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Before Could Perfect Valid Whole Witness
Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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Conceal Fault Mean More Most Pardonable

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