Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIs not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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