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A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The whole world is a comedy.

The enemy of vice, he who has once for all chosen a right path in life, and who deviates from the customs of the crowd, arouses a general hatred, because no one agrees with him who is not like him.

The doctor is nothing but a consolation for the soul.

The best of nature belongs to everyone.

All of us make mistakes.

Everyone has their turn to pay for their sins.

When things go wrong, friends disappear.

There is no sweet without bitter.

Snow remains for a long time in wild, uncultivated places; where the earth shines, beautified by the plough, she melts faster like the mist. It is the same with anger in the soul of man: it dominates the primitive minds for a long time, but does not cling to the fine ones.

At home - lions, on the street - lambs.

The soul longs for the lost and sinks through imagination into the past.

If we know we are destined to die, why not live in joy?

If you start something, finish it soon.

You don't have to go far to die.

The snake does not give birth to ropes.

Art never dies.

To a corrupt mind it seems that what is permitted is insignificant, and the soul of such a man, seized with error, considers as honorable the actions that are contrary to the law.

As is the master, so is the servant.

Beauty rarely makes a good home with wisdom.

Who will take our word for it?

He who endures the calf endures the ox.

Naive trust never leads to anything good.

What is easily accessible is not valued.

Better to give reasons for laughter than for ridicule.

Love hurts even the gods.

Fate does its work without us noticing.

What is required, that seems to be the best.

Science is a treasure, and the learned man never perishes.

I do not understand how poverty can be the sister of a high mind.