Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINELearn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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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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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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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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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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I bend but do not break.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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The sign brings customers.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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