For 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.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTESFor 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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Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.
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How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?
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Dine on little, and sup on less.
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Virtue is the truest nobility.
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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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It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.
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Wit and humor do not reside in slow minds.
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Be brief, for no talk can please when too long. Being prepared is half the victory.
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The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.
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The road to the inn is much better than the stay.
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Since we have a good loaf, let us not look for cheesecakes.
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It is good to live and learn.
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Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
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My heart is wax molded as she pleases, but enduring as marble to retain.
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Where envy reigns virtue can’t exist, and generosity doesn’t go with meanness.
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