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Children have neither a past

Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present - which seldom happens to us.
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We must laugh before we

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.
👁️ 111

The slave has but one

The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as can help in making his fortune.
👁️ 144

A pious man is one

A pious man is one who would be an athiest if the king were.
👁️ 152

Discourtesy does not spring merely

Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several--from foolish vanity, from ignorance of what is due to others, from indolence, from stupidity, from distraction of thought, from contempt of others, from jealousy.
👁️ 104

There are only two ways

There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of others.
👁️ 144

There are only three events

There are only three events in a man's life birth, life, and death he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.
👁️ 97

Don't wait to be happy

Don't wait to be happy to laugh... You may die and never have laughed
👁️ 99

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