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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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We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
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Annoy Often Paradon Us
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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Criticism Deceive Good People Prefer Wisdom
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
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Depend Fortune Happiest Men Mystery Temper
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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On Praise Usually
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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All Ourselves Speak Talk
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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Favour Further Gratitude Hope Merely Secret
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice
Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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Fault Last Long Only Quarrel Side
No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.
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Deserve General Goodness No One Power Praise Wick
If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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Fault Much Notice Other Own Pleasure Tak
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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Fool Forever Head Heart Make
Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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Great Incurable Matter Mind Occupy Small

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