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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.

— Cato the Elder

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I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue, than why I have one.

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Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.

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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.

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