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• He who undertakes too much seldom succeeds. -- Dutch proverb
• He who undertakes too much seldom succeeds. Dutch Proverb
• Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. -- Alexander Pope
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• A bore is someone who, when you ask him how he is, tells you.