To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism - this is the art of living.

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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.

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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.

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We risk all in being too greedy.

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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

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In everything one must consider the end.

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I bend, but I do not break.

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