Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOur condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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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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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Still people are dangerous.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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