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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Use do not abuse, neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use do not abuse, neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Work is often the father of pleasure.

Work is often the father of pleasure.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

Injustice in the end produces independence.

Injustice in the end produces independence.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of...

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of...

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.