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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
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Course Distrust Himself Safest Sincere
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Anything Beyond Dismiss Iiusally Mediocre Own Reach Understanding
To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
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Ability Great Hide Know One Skill
Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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Counterfeit Deceive Judgement Reproduce Truth Well
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Homage Hypocrisy Pay Vice Virtue
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse
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
The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
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Cheat Cun One Other Self Sure Think
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
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Appear Disguise Disguised Finally Habit Much Ourselves
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Depend Fortune Happiest Men Mystery Temper
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
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
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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According Fera Hope Perform Promise
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
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Foolish Glow Older Wiser

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