Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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What God does, He does well.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Still people are dangerous.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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