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Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.
Hear, see, and be silent.
Truth is for the minority.
Always act as if you were seen.
Hurry is the weakness of fools.
Be first the master of yourself
When desire dies, fear is born.
Superiority is always detested.
Know the great men of your age.
Surfeits of happiness are fatal.
The worthless usually live long.
Know or listen to those who know.
Cultivate those who can teach you.
Exaggeration is a branch of lying.
Success rarely brings satisfaction.
The more merit, the less affection.
Hope is a great falsifier of truth.
Leave your luck while still winning.
Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.
Admiration is the basis of ignorance.
We live by information, not by sight.
Knowledge without courage is sterile.
Have Friends. 'Tis a second existence.
Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.
Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.
Words are feminine; deeds are masculine.
Politeness is the chief sign of culture.
Knowledge without wisdom is double folly.
There is no desert like being friendless.
Don't lie, but don't tell the whole truth.
The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.
To overvalue something is a form of lying.
Begin with another's to end with your own.
Beauty and folly are generally companions.
Peacemakers not only live, they rule life.
True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
The path to greatness is along with others.
I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.
Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.
Maturity of mind is best shown in slow belief.
Knowledge and courage take turns at greatness.
Evil report carries further than any applause.
Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.
Life is a warfare against the malice of others.
Keep to yourself the final touches of your art.
To keep is more important than to make friends.
Work is the price which is paid for reputation.
The greatest wisdom often consist in ignorance.
To be at ease is better than to be at business.
A gilded No is more satisfactory than a dry Yes.
