Quote #108

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

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  3. In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfor…
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  5. In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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