Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.
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Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
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I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.
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At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel, at 50 a serpent, at 60 a dog, at 70 an ape, and at 80 nothing.
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We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.
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