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 Trust no man as a friend till you have tried him.

Beware of him who has once deceived you.

You can never dispense with prudence.

The wounds of conscience always leaves a scar.

The danger despised is the first to reach us.

Falsities are quick to appear in their true character.

We are anxious to avoid the faults which are ashamed to have committed.

There is but a step between a proud man's glory and his disgrace.

The joys of the worthless speedily turn to their own destruction.

Oblivion is a guaranty against civil war.

Make your beloved angry, if you wish him to love you.

The request of a master is a command.

An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.

Society in shipwreck is a comfort to all.

Congeniality of disposition is the strongest of ties.