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It is not the tree that forsakes the flower, but the flower that forsakes the tree.’
It happens every day that a gambler loses not only what he has, but also what he does not have.’
Truly generous men are always ready to feel compassion when their enemy’s misfortune exceeds the bounds of their hatred.
Returning to France a millionaire, he had been unable to find the tomb of his father, who had starved to death.
‘My dearest,’ said Valentine, ‘has the count not just told us that all human wisdom was contained in these two words – “wait” and “hope”?’
