It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Such is the nature and make-up of the French that they are only good at the start. Then they are worse than devils, but, given time, they’re less than women.
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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
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I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.
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A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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I build only living stones–men.
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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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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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Machination is worth more than force.
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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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I drink for the thirst to come.
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In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.
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All’s well in the end, if you’ve only the patience to wait.
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The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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