Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to come.

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  In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

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  I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.

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  The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

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  The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.