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A man who is always ready to believe what is told him will never do well, especially a businessman.

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He has gone over to the majority.
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Himself Majority
The world wills itself to be deceived, so let it be deceived.
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Allow Betrayal World
A man who is always ready to believe what is told him will never do well, especially a businessman.
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Believe Business Man
Everyone will find what he’s looking for. Nothing pleases everyone: this man gathers thorns, that one roses.
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Finding Happiness Oneself Pleasure Rose
I believe that school makes complete fools of our young men, because they see and hear nothing of ordinary life there.
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Believe Complete Fools Life Man Ordinary School Young
A physician is nothing but a consoler of the mind.
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Counseling Mindset
Wisdom and beauty form a very rare combination.
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Beautiful Combination Wisdom
While fortune lasts you will see your friend’s face.
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Face Fortune Friendship
Women are one and all a set of vultures.
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Oneself Vulture Women
Beauty and wisdom are rarely conjoined.
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Beautiful Rare Wisdom
A doctor is nothing more than consolation for the spirit.
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Doctor Spirit
One good turn deserves another.
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Deserve Goodness Turn
He that has a penny in his purse, is worth a penny: Have and you shall be esteemed.
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Esteem Himself Worth Yourself
Nothing is falser than people’s preconceptions and ready-made opinions; nothing is sillier than their sham morality.
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Conception False Moral People
What power has law where only money rules?
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Law Money Power Rule
Just as dumb creatures are snared by food, human beings would not be caught unless they had a nibble of hope.
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Creature Food Hope

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