Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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We often boast that we are never bored, but yet we are so conceited that we do not perceive how often we bore others.
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Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity.
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