O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIn everything we ought to look at the end.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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