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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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Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
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Born:
July 8, 1621
Died:
April 13, 1695
(aged 73)
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