Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEveryone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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