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No one knows what he can do till he tries.

What do you need of money if you cannot use it?

The defect which one period of life fastens upon us, another will remove.

Some men are bitter enemies and poor friends.

They pass peaceful lives who ignore mine and thine.

Who would recognise the unhappy if grief had no language?

Who is a poor man? He who thinks himself rich.

Who has the greatest possessions? He who wants least.

What you blame in others as a fault, you should not be guilty of yourself.

Neglect a danger and it will some time take you by surprise.

The wise man guards against future evils as if they were present.

What it is disgraceful to do, think it no honor to speak of.

That which you thought to run away from, will often meet you face to face.

It is foolish to hoard, when you know not for whom you do