All human power is a compound of time and patience.
HONORE DE BALZACThe boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.
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Hatred is the vice of narrow souls; they feed it with all their littleness, and make it the pretext of base tyrannies.
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To be happy, a man must love his wife as she chooses to be loved.
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How can we explain the perpetuity of envy–a vice which yields no return?
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A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
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Great minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.
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Women are happy to possess a man whom all women covet.
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Our greatest fears lie in anticipation.
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He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
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At fifteen, neither beauty nor talent exist: a woman is all promise.
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He who best knows the world will love it least.
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Those who spend too fast never grow rich.
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There is a cure for temptation. What? Yielding to it.
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There are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
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Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.
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In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
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