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It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

The ox suffers, the cart complains.

Whores don’t live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don’t build nests on a tree that doesn’t bear fruits.

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.

No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience.