We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOur destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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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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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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What God does, He does well.
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In this world we must help one another.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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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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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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