Nothing but truth is lovely, nothing fair.
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Now two punctilious envoys, Thine and Mine Embroil the earth about a fancied line And, dwelling much on right and much on wrong, Prove how the right is chiefly with the strong.Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all.
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If your descent is from heroic sires, Show in your life a remnant of their fires.
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Every age has its pleasures, its style of wit, and its own ways.
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However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.
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He Moliere pleases all the world, but can- not please himself.
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