Next to enjoying ourselves the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves or more generally in the acquisition of power.
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom they will discover your ignorance.
The rose and the thorn and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
I know I got to eat. But I got to live too.
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