All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.

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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.

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

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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.

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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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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

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Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.

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We risk all in being too greedy.

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