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Tobacco and alcohol, delicious fathers of abiding friendships and fertile reveries.
Tobacco and alcohol, delicious fathers of abiding friendships and fertile reveries.
Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.
Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration. - The Winter of Our Discontent.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration. - The Winter of Our Discontent.
It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.
It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.
We all of us need assistance. Those who sustain others themselves want to be sustained. - The Way of the read more
We all of us need assistance. Those who sustain others themselves want to be sustained. - The Way of the Heart.
Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.
Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.
The surprises of thought are like those of love: they wear out. But here too you can carry on for read more
The surprises of thought are like those of love: they wear out. But here too you can carry on for a long time doing your conjugal duty.
Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.
Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.
