Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIn short, luck’s always to blame.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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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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We are never content with our lot.
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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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