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The world is full of fools and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also break his looking-glass.

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However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.

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Gold lends a touch of beauty even to the ugly.

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Great king, cease winning victories, or I shall give up writing.

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Take fresh heart and never forget that a warmed-up dinner is worth nothing at all.

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Often the fear of one evil leads us into a worse.

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Everywhere my thought offers and exposes itself to the light of day, and my verse, whether good or bad, always says something.

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Whether one is treating a light or an exalted subject, let the sense and the rhyme always agree.

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