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Quantum est in rebus inane! How much folly there is in human affairs.


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Is any man free except the one who can pass his life as he pleases?



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He who conquers, endures.



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Bad advice is often most fatal to the adviser.



Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know it.

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know it.



The belly is the giver of genius.

The belly is the giver of genius.



Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations.

Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations.



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The belly (i.e. necessity) is the teacher of art and the liberal bestower of wit.



Nothing can be born of nothing; nothing can be resolved into nothing.

Nothing can be born of nothing; nothing can be resolved into nothing.



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Oh, the cares of men! how much emptiness there is in human concerns!





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