Sólo un exceso es recomendable en el mundo: el exceso de gratitud. - Jean de La Bruyère

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We keep a special place in our hearts for people who refuse to be impressed by us.

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The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that induces us to admire a fool.

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There is, however, nothing wanting to the idleness of a philosopher but a better name, and that meditation, conversation, and reading should be called “work.”

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