It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOften we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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I bend but do not break.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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