But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEPatience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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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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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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