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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Believe Doubt Love Most Often
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Desire Esteemed Oneself Politeness Treat
There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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Disguise Exist Hide Love Simulate
Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Death Eye Look Neither Steady Sum
The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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Always Heart Mind
People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
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Build Facade People Personality Pleasant Some Various
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
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
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse
To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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Ability Great Hide Know One Skill
Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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Consequence Done Fear Much Remorse Repentance
Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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Agreeable Deceive End Hope Lead Least Live Route Serve
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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Absence Candle Diminishes Extinguish Fan Increase Mediocre Passion
When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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Claim Desire Disc Praise Second Show Time
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
If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
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Company Fool Greatly Loss Man Witty

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