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“ Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what he gets if he loses both. ”

“ Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most. ”

“ In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains. ”

“ A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him. ”

“ Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both before we commit ourselves to either. ”

“ A man is known by the company he keeps. ”

“ We tend to underestimate the small things about ourselves that are often our most valuable attributes. ”

“ A farmer who had a quarrelsome family called his sons and told them to lay a bunch of sticks before him. Then, after laying the sticks parallel to one another and binding them, he challenged his sons, one after one, to pick up the bundle and break it. They all tried, but in vain, then, untying the bundle, he gave them the sticks to break one by one. This they did with the greatest ease. Then said the father, 'Thus, my sons, as long as you remain united, you are a match for anything, but differ and separate, and you are undone.' ”

“ A person's true nature will reveal itself despite disguise. ”

“ Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency. ”