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" It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular. "
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
General
Men
Than
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" Nature seems at each man's birth to have marked out the bounds of his virtues and vices, and to have determined how good or how wicked that man shall be capable of being. "
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" Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever. "
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" Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt. "
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" How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not remember how often we have recounted it to the same person? "
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" It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as to know how to act for one's self. "
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" We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look little in one that is too big for us. "
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" Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side. "
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Long
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" Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while. "
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" Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well. "
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Who
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" We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves. "
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Others
In The End
" 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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Thinking
" It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. "
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" We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them. "
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People
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Advice
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Fear
Contempt
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