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There are three kinds of enemy: the enemy himself, the friends of your enemy, and the enemies of your friends.
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A coquettish woman is like a shadow -- as you chase her she runs away, and if you run away, she chases after you.
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The best memory is that which forgets nothing but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust.
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The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust.
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Taking the first step with the good thought, the second with the good word, and the third with the good deed, I enter paradise.
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There are three things that have to be done quickly: burying the dead, opening the door for a stranger, and fixing your daughter's wedding.
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We come into this world crying while all around us are smiling. May we so live that we go out of this world smiling while everybody around us is weeping.
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If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he does not know how wide it is, he will jump, and six times out of ten he will make it.
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He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun him; He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is a child, teach him. He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep, wake him. He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise, follow him.
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