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Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but read more
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.
Happiness, long life, and health, are the common desire of most men.
Happiness, long life, and health, are the common desire of most men.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the read more
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.
No one knows how difficult anything is until he has tried to do it.
No one knows how difficult anything is until he has tried to do it.
