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One forgives to the degree that one loves.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
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
In sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
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Business Deprive Involve Self Love Simply Steady Sum
There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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Better Constantly Good Man Observation Proof Truly
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Degree Forgive Love One
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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All Alone Family Great Wise Wish
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Always Orator Passion Persuade
What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received; it is.
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Business Derive Involve Propose Simply Sturdy
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
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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Bore Few Virtuous Trade Women
Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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Great Haste Ingratitude Obligation
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
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Anyone Converse Distrust Else Great More Sincerity Still Truth Yet
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
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Find People Seldom Serve Them Ungrateful

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