The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTESGive the devil his due.
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When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?
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Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.
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Happy the man to whom heaven has given a morsel of bread without laying him under the obligation of thanking any other for it than heaven itself.
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Make yourself honey and the flies will devour you.
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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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Patience and shuffle the cards.
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Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.
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When God sends the dawn, he sends it for all.
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Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.
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There are only two families in the world, my old grandmother used to say, the Haves and the Have-nots.
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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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One of the most considerable advantages the great have over their inferiors is to have servants as good as themselves.
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Love not what you are but only what you may become.
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How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?
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A good name is better than bags of gold.
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