Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
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Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.
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Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully.
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All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness, and others by sense.
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The happiness or unhappiness of men depends as much on their humors as on fortune.
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