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An old monkey never makes a pretty face.

Francois Rabelais

There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
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Expectation Happiness Harm Natural True
How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
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Command Myself Power Rule
There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Drink Old Physician
I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man from the violence of guns and all manner of fire-weapons and engines but it will do me no good because I do not believe it
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Anand Thakur
Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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Company Law Misery
From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
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Hunger Strength
I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
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Common Fools Teaching Well Wisdom
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Anand Thakur
To laugh is proper to man.
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Anand Thakur
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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Court France Nurse
I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
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Anand Thakur
Believe me, ’tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.
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Believe Hero Thing Virtue
One should never pursue the hazards of fortune to their very ends andit behooves all adventurers to treat their good luck with reverence, neither bothering nor upsetting it.
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Adventure Bother End Fortune Pursue Upset
If you understand why a monkey in a family is always mocked and harassed, you understand why monks are rejected by all–both old and young.
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Abuse Family Old Rejection Understand Young Yourself
It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth.
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Father Feeling Reveal Time Truth
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
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Hot Iron Strike

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