He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENeither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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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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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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In this world we must help one another.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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What God does, He does well.
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