To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time which even he has who has nothing else.

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The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard.

The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

A man of honour should never forget what he is, because he sees what others are.

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Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

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