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To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. Francis Marion Crawford
Defeat Nine-Tenths Itself Expect
A moment's reflection shows that Liberalism is entirely negative. It is not a formative force, but always and only a disintegrating force. Francis Parker Yockey
Reflection Negative Liberalism Entirely Only Force Always Formative Moment Shows
We all wish to reach a ripe old age, but none of us are prepared to admit that we are already there. Francisco de Quevedo
Age Old Wish Old Age Ripe Admit Reach None Us Prepared
It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Great Clever Able Conceal Cleverness Being Act
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Value Point Know Principal Cleverness How Just Deserve Things
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Truth Think Else Those Tell Distrust More Sincerity Still However Greatly Than Anyone Anyone Else Converse Us
However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Wisdom Great Glorious Action Ought Pass However Effect Itself Intention
Jealously is always born with love but it does not die with it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Love Born Does Always Die Jealously
It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Relationship Fault He Almost Always Ceases Loved Loves Realize Who
Conceit causes more conversation than wit. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Conversation More Conceit Wit Causes Than
Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest of their lives fortunate and unfortunate in being cured of them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Great Rest Those Had Passions Cured Being Esteem Unfortunate Them Themselves Fortunate Lives
Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Death Age Youth Old Old Age Pain Tyrant Pleasures Who
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Great Ambition Secure Seems Great One More Small Generosity Than Often Disguised Order Which Interest
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Wise Folly He Without Who Lives Thinks
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Older More Foolish Wiser Becomes Grows
What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Giving Vanity Fond Give More Only Part Generosity Most Call Because Exercise Than Thing
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Virtue Would Vanity Go Did Far Company Keep
They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Great Become Matters Trifling Great Ones Commonly Themselves Incapable Apply
The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Hate More Mistress Ready Loves Her
There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Pride Wish Other Others Various Know Sort Makes Curiosity May Which Interest Us Ignorant Useful Desire
It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Laziness Duty Virtue Our Within Timidity Gets Often While Us Keep Credit
Usually we praise only to be praised. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Only Praise Praised
Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Fear Repentance Consequences Remorse Done Much
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Wise Man Wise Man Battle Win More Join Than Thinks
When people say 'let's do something about it', they mean 'let's get hold of the political machinery so that we can do something to somebody else.' And that somebody is invariably you. Frank Chodorov
You People Political Somebody Else Say Machinery People Say About Invariably Something Get Hold Mean
Before the Colts arrived in 1947, the best athlete in town was a woman duckpin bowler named Toots Barger. Football? The biggest games in Baltimore had been when Johns Hopkins took on Susquehanna or Franklin & Marshall at homecoming. Frank Deford
Best Woman Before Took Franklin Athlete Hopkins Marshall Had Football Named Town Bowler Arrived Been Baltimore Biggest Games Homecoming
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