If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
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He has committed the crime who profits by it.
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There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.
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The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
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