Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWhat God does, He does well.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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The worst time is always the present.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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I bend but do not break.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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