An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEHabit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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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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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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