We ought to consider the end in everything.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEvery flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Still people are dangerous.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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