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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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Called Generously Give Only Thing Usually Vanity
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
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
The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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Always Heart Mind
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
We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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Accustomed Become Disguise Ourselves
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
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
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Despise Vice Virtue
Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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Absolute Cease Certain Change Doubt Either Jealousy Madness Passion Turn
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
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Annoy Often Paradon Us
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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Imitation Kind Love Thousand
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
The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.
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Clever Consider Deceive Oneself Other Sure Way
If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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Affection Effect Hatred Judge Love Most Resemble

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