Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEBeware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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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.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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