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Beware, as long as you live, of judging people by appearances.
In French: Garde-toi, tant que tu vivras, De juger des gens sur la mine.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism — this is the art of living.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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Born:
July 8, 1621
Died:
April 13, 1695
(aged 73)
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