As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts.
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In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.Anne Sophie Swetchine
The best advice on the art of being happy is about as easy to follow as advice to be well when one is sick.
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Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.
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Kindness causes us to learn, and to forget, many things.
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Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity.
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If we look closely at this world, where God seems so utterly forgotten, we shall find that it is he, who, after All, commands the most fidelity and the most love.
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