O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINERogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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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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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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What God does, He does well.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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