“ Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed. ”
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“ A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. ”
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“ The great art of giving consists in this: the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated. ”
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“ It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward. ”
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“ Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. ”
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“ All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. ”
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“ Be slow in enjoyment, quick at work, for men see work ended with pleasure, pleasure ended with regret. ”
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“ Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil. ”
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“ Many things cause pain which would cause pleasure if you regarded their advantages. ”
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“ The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. ”
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“ All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. ”
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“ It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward. ”
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“ A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. ”
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“ Folly consists not in committing Folly, but in being incapable of concealing it. All men make mistakes, but the wise conceal the blunders they have made, while fools make them public. Reputation depends more on what is hidden than on what is seen. If you can’t be good, be careful. ”
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“ Do not be held a cheat, even though it is impossible to live today without being one. Let your greatest cunning lie in covering up what looks like cunning. ”
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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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“ Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent. ”
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“ Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit, and you share the stones - the confidence of a prince is not a grant, but a tax. ”
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