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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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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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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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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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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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