He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOur destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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We are never content with our lot.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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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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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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I bend and do not break.
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