O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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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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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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In this world we must help one another.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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