What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense.

Quote by Terence

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Fortune favors the brave.

Fortune favors the brave.

Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion.

Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion.

I myself am the only friend I have

I myself am the only friend I have

She ne'er was really charming till she died.

She ne'er was really charming till she died.

For you to ask advice on the rules of love is no better than to...

For you to ask advice on the rules of love is no better than to...

Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those...

Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those...

Human nature is so constituted, that all see and judge better in the affairs of...

Human nature is so constituted, that all see and judge better in the affairs of...

You can take a chance with any man who pays his bills on time.

You can take a chance with any man who pays his bills on time.

Extreme law is often extreme injustice.

Extreme law is often extreme injustice.

They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than...

They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than...

I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad.

I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad.

Nothing is said that has not been said before.

Nothing is said that has not been said before.

I am human and let nothing human be alien to me.

I am human and let nothing human be alien to me.

You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs...

You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs...

Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up.

Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up.

We are all of us the worse for too much liberty.

We are all of us the worse for too much liberty.

I know the disposition of women: when you will, they won't; when you won't, they...

I know the disposition of women: when you will, they won't; when you won't, they...

Men's vows are women's traitors!

Men's vows are women's traitors!

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

I asked a Burmese why women, after centuries of following their men, now walk ahead....

I asked a Burmese why women, after centuries of following their men, now walk ahead....