But the shortest works are always the best.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINELearn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Our 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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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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We are never content with our lot.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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I bend and do not break.
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It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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