Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.

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Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Do not carry a spirit of contradiction, for it is to be freighted with stupidity...

Do not carry a spirit of contradiction, for it is to be freighted with stupidity...

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

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.

Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their...

Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their...

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.

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

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;...

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

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...

Know or listen to those who know

Know or listen to those who know

The knowledge of the causal power of thought is the basis of all their (Hebrew)...

The knowledge of the causal power of thought is the basis of all their (Hebrew)...

George knows everything about every fish that comes in here-where they came from, what they...

George knows everything about every fish that comes in here-where they came from, what they...