We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.
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The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own cleverness is perfectly well pleased with you.
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Between good sense and good taste there is the same difference as between cause and effect.
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The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interests to promote yours.
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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.
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