Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.

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The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus...

The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus...

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap

He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap

Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.

Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.

We die as often as we lose a friend.

We die as often as we lose a friend.

The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted

The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted

You should make a woman angry if you wish her to love

You should make a woman angry if you wish her to love

Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything

Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything

Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.

Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.

It is bad advice that cannot be altered.

It is bad advice that cannot be altered.

Let those love now, who never loved before; let those who always loved, now love...

Let those love now, who never loved before; let those who always loved, now love...

Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.

Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Never promise more than you can perform.

When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on...

When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on...

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

Each day is the scholar of yesterday.

Each day is the scholar of yesterday.

Practice is the best of all instructors

Practice is the best of all instructors

An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.

An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.

They say 'practice makes perfect.' Of course, it doesn't. For the vast majority of golfers...

They say 'practice makes perfect.' Of course, it doesn't. For the vast majority of golfers...