Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

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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...

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy;...

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy;...

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

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...

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some...

Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some...

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to...

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to...

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel,...

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel,...

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.

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

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...

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

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

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

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Evil report carries further than any applause.

Evil report carries further than any applause.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into...

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into...

I truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and create...

I truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and create...