O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWomen keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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