Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEA hare is not caught with a drum.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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In this world we must help one another.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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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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