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To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else.
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A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
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There must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained, it is certainly enjoyed.
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Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
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Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.
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Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
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When desire dies, fear is born.
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Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
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Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.
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True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
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Everything foreign is respected, partly because it comes from afar, partly because it is ready made and perfect.
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One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.
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Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
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Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
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He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.
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Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.
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Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
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It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.
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Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.
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True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
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Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
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Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.
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Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.
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A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.
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