"Many would be wise if they did not think themselves wise."
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"Friends provoked become the bitterest of enemies."
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"It is profound philosophy to sound the depths of feeling and distinguish traits of character. Men must be studied as deeply as books."
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"When everyone covets something, they are easily annoyed by it."
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"Deceit comes in through the ears, but usually leaves through the eyes."
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"You should aim to be independent of any one vote, of any one fashion, of any one century."
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"Success rarely brings satisfaction."
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"The greatest wisdom often consist in ignorance."
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"Oh life, you should never had begun, but since you did, you should never end"
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"The passions are the humors of the mind, and the least excess sickens our judgment. If the disease spreads to the mouth, your reputation will be in danger."
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"Man is born a barbarian, and only raises himself above the beast by culture."
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"You have to appear wiser and more prudent than is required by the people you are dealing with if you want to give a high opinion of yourself."
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"No one demands more caution than a spy, and when someone has the skeleton key to minds, counter him by leaving the key of caution inside, on the other side of the keyhole."
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"La galantería y la honra tienen esta ventaja, que se quedan: aquélla en quien la usa, ésta en quien la haze."
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"There must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained, it is certainly enjoyed."
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"One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno."
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"One who was abhorred by all in prosperity is adored by all in adversity."
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"It is a novel kind of supremacy, the best that life can offer, to have as servants by skill those who by nature are our masters."
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