To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else.
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Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.
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Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.
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A weak spirit does more harm than a weak body.
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