All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINELearn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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