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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
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Flatter Halm never Ourselves
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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Criticism Deceive Good People Prefer Wisdom
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
The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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Only Some Surprise Thing
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue
It is not in the power of even the most crafty dissimulation to conceal love long, where it really is, nor to counterfeit it long where it is not.
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Conceal Counterfeit Crafty Dissimulation Long Love Most Power
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
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
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
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Find People Seldom Serve Them Ungrateful
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Behaviour Born Complete Indifference Perfect
It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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Almost Always Cease Fault Love Realize
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Decency Law Least Most Observe Strict
What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them.
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Assistance Bear Cut Form Jealous Make Pain Vanity
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
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser

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