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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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Advice Away Give Liberally Men Nothing
We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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Little Make Say Speak Vanity
When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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Better Faithful Force Love Man Must Unfaithfulness
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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All Interest Motion Vice Virtue
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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All Heart Mond Not Those Well
What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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Called Generously Give Only Thing Usually Vanity
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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Always Love never Reason Talk Themselves Wear
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse
Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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Everything Impossible Mean Nothing Sufficient
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Blind Interest People Self Sharp Sight Some
We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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Accept Find Opinion Seldom Sense Those
Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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Defect Displease Fault Meet Other People Please Some
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

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