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We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Advice Can Profit Wisdom
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Easier General Know Men Particular
Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Death Eye Look Neither Steady Sum
Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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Correct Dangerous Fault Reprove Timidly Wish
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
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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Ourselves Outward Peace Seek Source
It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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Also Enough Great Manage Quality
Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.
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Always Concern Friend Loss Need Own Sense Worth
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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Ashamed Deed Frequent Good Motive People Produce
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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Body Gracefulness Mind Understanding
Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
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Creator Design Fewer Great Passion Soul Virtue
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Anything Beyond Dismiss Iiusally Mediocre Own Reach Understanding
Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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Complain Everyone Judgement Memory Nobody
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World

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