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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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 say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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Little Make Say Speak Vanity
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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Acquire All Bless Friend Great Least Take True
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Depend Fortune Happiest Men Mystery Temper
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
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
We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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Big Confess Fault One People Persuade
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
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom
Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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Cause Conceit Conversation More Wit
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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Bad Dangerous Devoid Goodness People Quiet
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Believe Doubt Love Most Often
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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Owe Pay Pride Wish
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

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