Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEHe knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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I bend and do not break.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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