Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEMan is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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