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Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered
False face must hide what the false heart doth know
Expectation is the root of all heartache
Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct
Desire of having is the sin of covetousness
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once
Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked; and either may be wrong
Brevity is the soul of wit
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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