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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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How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
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Anyone Expect Keep Ourselves Secret Unable
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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Interest Self Vice Virtue World
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
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
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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Bear Enough Misfortune Other Strong
If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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Affection Effect Hatred Judge Love Most Resemble
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Dishonor Man More Ridicule
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
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Already Examine Happy Heart Posses Set Upon
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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Great Incurable Matter Mind Occupy Small
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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According Fera Hope Perform Promise
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Depend Fortune Happiest Men Mystery Temper
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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Homage Hypocrisy Pay Vice Virtue
Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
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Absolute Cease Certain Change Doubt Either Jealousy Madness Passion Turn
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Easier General Know Men Particular

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