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A Brand New Mediocrity Is Thought More Of Than Accustomed Excellence.

Nature Scarcely Ever Gives Us The Very Best; For That We Must Have Recourse To Art.

Many Pleasant Things Are Better When They Belong To Someone Else. When Things Belong To Others, We Enjoy Them Twice As Much, Without The Risk Of Losing Them, And With The Pleasure Of Novelty.

The Best Skill At Cards Is Knowing When To Discard.

A Bad Manner Spoils Everything, Even Reason And Justice; A Good One Supplies Everything, Gilds A No, Sweetens A Truth, And Adds A Touch Of Beauty To Old Age Itself.