He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Nothing 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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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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