It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOne 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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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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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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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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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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