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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.
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Age Forbid Old Pain Pressure Under Youth
Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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Envy Inspire Moderate Much Pride Sometimes
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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Achievement Apt Exact Flatter Great Men Own Themselves Truth
The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Advice Liberal Most One People Think
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse
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 pardon to the extent that we love.
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Extent Love Pardon
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
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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Complain Everyone Judgement Memory Nobody
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue
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
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue
The mind cannot long play the heart’s role.
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Cannot Herat Mind Play Role
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Interest Often Self Useful Virtue Word

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