Nothing is more useful than silence.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature’s way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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The good man makes others good.
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