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Unfortunate is he who cannot gain a few sincere friends during his life and more unfortunate is the one who has gained them and then lost them (through his deeds).

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Be generous but not extravagant, be frugal but not miserly.

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The best kind of wealth is to give up inordinate desires.

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A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.

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Be afraid of a gentleman when he is hungry, and of a mean person when his stomach is full.

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Courage is grace under pressure.

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If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.

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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

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Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.

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Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

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