A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.
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If our life is unhappy it is painful to bear; if it is happy it is horrible to lose, So the one is pretty equal to the other.Jean de la Bruyere
Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.
Jean de la Bruyere
Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.
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Making a book is a craft, as is making a clock it takes more than wit to become an author.
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A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.
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He who can wait for what he desires takes the course not to be exceedingly grieved if he fails of it he, on the contrary, who labors after a thing too impatiently thinks the success when it comes is not a recompense equal to all the pains he has been at about it.
Jean de la Bruyere
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