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The devil was sick, the Devil a saint would be; the Devil was well, the devil a saint was he.
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The interested friend is a swallow on the roof. (Prepared to leave at the approach of winter.)
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He who caresses thee more than the occasion justifies, has either deceived thee or intends it.
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By continually scolding someone, they in time become accustomed to it and despise your reproof.
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To rise at five, dine at nine, sup at five, go to bed at nine, makes a man live to ninety-nine.
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To rise at six, eat at ten, sup at six, go to bed at ten, makes a man live years ten times ten.
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Everything passes, everything wears out, everything breaks. (tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse)
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Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.
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Who does not venture gets neither horse nor mule, and who ventures too much lose horse and mule.
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In a conclave many go in as a pope but come back out as the cardinal they were when they went in.
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