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And one may say that his wit shines at the expense of his memory. - [Wit] Evil tongues never want a whet. - [Talking] I am quite my own master, agreeably lodged, perfectly easy in my circumstances. I am contented with my situation, and happy because I think myself so. - [Contentment] I wish you all sorts of prosperity, a little more taste. - [Taste] Mutual content is like a river, which must have its banks on either side. - [Contentment] Naked glory is the true and honorable recompense of gallant actions. - [Fame] Pride and conceit were the original sin of man. - [Sin] The pleasure of talking is the inextinguishable passion of woman, coeval with the act of breathing. - [Talking] I wish you every kind of prosperity, with a little more taste. - Gil Blas (bk. VII, ch. IV), (Henri Van Laun's translation) [Prosperity] Facts are stubborn things. - Gil Blas (bk. X, ch. I), (Smollet's translation) [Opinion : Proverbs] One may say that his wit shines at the expense of his memory. [Fr., On peut dire que son esprit brille aux depens de sa memoire.] - Gil Blas (III, XI), of Carlos Alonso de la Ventoleria [Wit]
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