Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

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The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

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The incentive to ambition is the love of power.

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A wise traveler never despises his own country.

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Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

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Those who can command themselves command others.

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No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

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The most learned are often the most narrow minded.

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No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.

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Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

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