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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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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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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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There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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We pardon to the extent that we love.
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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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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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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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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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