At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel, at 50 a serpent, at 60 a dog, at 70 an ape, and at 80 nothing.

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There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.

Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is...

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is...

Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit,...

Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit,...

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink...

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink...

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he...

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he...

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.