In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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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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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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