The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOur destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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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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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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