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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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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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Archive Die Greatness Live never
It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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Also Enough Great Manage Quality
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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Correct Dangerous Fault Reprove Timidly Wish
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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Acquire All Bless Friend Great Least Take True
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Desire Esteemed Oneself Politeness Treat
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
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Advice Bad Example Good Man Old Set Something Too
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
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
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Fault Last Long Only Quarrel Side
Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
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Atter Community Evil Find Hard Philosophy Vanquish
Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Change Inclination never Testy
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

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