The wounds received in battle bestow honor, they do not take it away.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTESFor a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.
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How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?
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Let every man look before he leaps.
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Thou hast seen nothing yet.
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Lovers are commonly industrious to make themselves uneasy.
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Let every man mind his own business.
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For neither good nor evil can last for ever; and so it follows that as evil has lasted a long time, good must now be close at hand.
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A stout heart breaks bad luck.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.
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There were no embraces, because where there is great love there is often little display of it.
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One of the effects of fear is to disturb the senses and cause things to appear other than what they are.
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Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.
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Get the better of yourself – this is the best kind of victory.
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That which costs little is less valued.
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Be brief, for no talk can please when too long. Being prepared is half the victory.
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It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.
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