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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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Love Man might Mistake Mistress Own Sake Think
We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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Little Make Say Speak Vanity
Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
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Capable Couple Do Look Perfect Witness World
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
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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All Come Despite Experience Find Fresh Ourselves Several Stage Together Year
One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
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Affair Find Indeed never One Only Rare Women
Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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Advice Console Example Fond Give Men Old Proof Themselves
We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
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Acknowledge Appear Fault From Great Make One Small
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
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Due More Passion Resist Strength Weakness
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
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Bore Forgive Offer Often Whom
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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Boast Disposition Good Interest Moist Self Tender Urge
We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon

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