The secret to fencing consists in two things: to give and to not receive.

The envious will die, but envy never.
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Deep Jealous People
Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
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Man Myself
If you make yourself understood, you’re always speaking well.
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Talk Understand Well Yourself
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
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Direct Error Haste Reason
I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them in fear of virtue’s name.
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Blame Maintain Name Smile Truth Virtue
To marry a fool is to be no fool.
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Fools Marriage
Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
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Mindset Need Play Work
Reason is not what decides love.
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Decision Love Reason
Music and dance are all you need.
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Dance Music Need
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book.
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Book Marvelous
That must be fine, for I don’t understand a word.
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Fine Myself Understand Word
He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
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Follow Lesson Peace Taste
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
Long is the road from conception to completion.
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Complete Road
How easy love makes fools of us.
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Easy Fools Love Ourselves
It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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Finding Heaven Pleasure True

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