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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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Agreeable Conversation Each Few Intend Other People Reason Say Think
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 do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
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Despise Vice Virtue
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
There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.
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Desire Effort Internet Make Us Useful Various
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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Confidence Contribution Conversion More
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Homage Hypocrisy Pay Vice Virtue
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?
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Enough God Good Happen Memory Recollect Retain
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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Imitation Kind Love Thousand
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
Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
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Advice Anyone Benevolent Give Sell Share
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Community Crime Great Incapable Other Ready Suspect
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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Believe Doubt Love Most Often

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