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James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.

Le Sage

Charity draws down a blessing on the charitable.

Facts are stubborn things.

On peut dire que son esprit brille aux dépens de sa mémoire—We may say his wit shines at the expense of his memory.

One cannot help doing a good office when it comes in one’s way.

The blanks as well as the prizes must be drawn in the cheating lottery of life.

The pleasure of talking is the inextinguishable passion of woman, coeval with the act of breathing.