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If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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Endure Enough Misfortune Other Strength
We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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Deceive Dissemble Other Ourselves Time Use
Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.
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Being Hinder Nature Nothing Ourselves Seem Strain
We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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Alone Both Compulsion Contribute Fortune Generous Hero Nature Part
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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Fool Forever Head Heart Make
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
Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Death Eye Look Neither Steady Sum
A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Fruit Man Season Worth
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.
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Great Many Men Nothing Recommend Serviceable Society Value
Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Change Inclination never Testy
We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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Calculation More Often Treacherous Weakness
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
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Anything Beyond Dismiss Iiusally Mediocre Own Reach Understanding

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