The vices enter into the composition of the virtues, As poisons into that of medicines. Prudence collects, arranges, and uses them Beneficially against the ills of life.
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We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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